leave it be
Stop touching that
Leave it be is a command or suggestion to stop interfering with something and allow it to remain in its current state.
It carries a tone of mild warning or resignation, implying that further action would be unnecessary, unwelcome, or counterproductive.
The wound is healing fine—just leave it be.
The phrase is interchangeable with "let it be" but sounds slightly more emphatic or folksy.
- letGive permission
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- forbearResist doing something
- acceptConsent to receive
- toleratePermit without approval
laissez faire · permit · desist · give it a rest · abstain · spare · acquiesce · look the other way · sidestep · alone · let it go · hands off · don't touch · back off · disengage · overlook · endure · avoid
leave it beintervene
Come between opposing sides
interfere · meddle · get involved · take action · step in
leave it befuss over
Lavish worried attention upon
micromanage · dwell on · nitpick · ruminate
leave it bemicromanage
Excessive oversight of subordinates
tinker with · fiddle with · control · fine-tune · nitpick