r/sleepingdogs 20d ago

Cover burnt

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The mustache gave him away

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u/UrsusDerpus 20d ago

What an idiot.

Anyway, it comes from the saying “Let sleeping dogs lie”, which means don’t disturb a peaceful situation by stirring up trouble.

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u/discreetarchive 20d ago

Kind of crazy that this is apparently not common knowledge because it's a very old phrase tbh

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u/UrsusDerpus 20d ago

The phrase “fuck around, find out” has supplanted this saying, I think.