Don’t tell mother that you skipped a lunch today, let the sleeping dogs lay.
Eventually, they decided it would be best to let sleeping dogs lie and not discuss the matter any further.
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deja que los perros durmiendo mientan
laat slapende honden liggen
la sovende hunder ligge
让睡觉的狗说谎
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