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let the chips fall where they may
Let the chips fall where they may.
Prov. Let something happen regardless of the consequences and no matter what happens. I'm going to tell Ellen the truth about her husband, let the chips fall where they may. Kathy decided to risk her money on the investment, and let the chips fall where they may.
let the chips fall where they may
(American) to do something without worrying about the effects of your actions She promised to ask a series of questions in her interview and let the chips fall where they may.
let the chips fall where they may
No matter what the consequences, as in I'm going to tell the truth about what happened, and let the chips fall where they may . This metaphoric term alludes to chopping wood and is usually joined to a statement that one should do what is right (that is, the woodcutter should pay attention to the main task of cutting logs and not worry about small chips). [Late 1800s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Ian | | EE-ən (English) | Scottish, English |
Gloria | | GLAWR-ee-ə (English), glo-REE-ah (Italian), GLAW-ryah (Polish) | English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish |
Adkin | | ['ædkin] | |
Yuuko | | yoo:-ko | Japanese |
Ivor | | IE-vawr (English), EE-vawr (English) | Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English (British) |
Aminda | | ah-MEEN-dah | Esperanto |