Here in Sg. Ara, there are certainly many dogs of various breeds, colour and sizes while some are friendly others are not. So an old idiom comes to mind when I look at all these dogs. Although I must say that sleeping dogs are among the cutest things. There's something about the idiom warning that rings in my head, don't disturb a sleeping dog or else it will bite you!
The same thing I can say about our poor tired fathers if they come back from work and fall asleep on the armchair or sofa. Best you let him wake up before begging him for a Bakugan or a Ben10 watch. So the meaning of the idiom is don't look for trouble or avoid restarting conflict. Kicking a dog or waking up father is a definite No..No...
Eg.
a. I think you should let sleeping dogs lie and don't do it yourself.
- (avoid unesscessary trouble)
b. He has forgiven you, you better let sleeping dogs lie.
- (avoid restarting conflict)
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