Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

let the matter drop

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
let the -mat-ter -drop
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

To stop pursuing something about which there is a dispute, disagreement, etc.

Questions

What does let the matter drop mean?
To stop pursuing something about which there is a dispute, disagreement, etc.

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