let things play out
let things play out
To allow something to progress, without interfering in it. Though she desperately wanted to control the situation, she knew she had to let things play out. It's not like we can do anything, now that campaigning is over. We'll just have to see how things play out. Doctors want to let things play out for a while before trying to combat the infection with any other medications.
See also: let, out, play, thing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a mystery to (one)
- appear to
- able to do
- able to do it
- a change of heart
- a piece of the action
- a piece/slice of the action
- a bit of the action
- bit of the action
- (one) can whistle for it