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1least said, soonest mended — ► least said, soonest mended proverb a difficult situation will be resolved more quickly if there is no more discussion of it. Main Entry: ↑least …
2least said soonest mended — ˌleast ˈsaid ˌsoonest ˈmended idiom (BrE, saying) a bad situation will pass or be forgotten most quickly if nothing more is said about it Main entry: ↑sayidiom …
3least said, soonest mended — c 1460 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains of Early Popular Poetry (1864) III. 169 Who sayth lytell he is wyse..And fewe wordes are soone amend. 1555 J. HEYWOOD Two Hundred Epigrams no. 169 Lyttle sayde, soone amended. a 1641 D. FERGUSSON Scottish Proverbs… …
4Least said, soonest mended. — British & Australian, old fashioned something that you say which means a bad event or situation can be forgotten more easily if you do not talk about it. I ve always thought it best not to dwell on grievances too long. Least said, soonest mended …
5(the) least said the better — the less/least said the ˈbetter idiom the best thing to do is say as little as possible about sth Main entry: ↑sayidiom …
6least said soonest mended — silence is golden, keeping quiet prevents problems, not saying anything prevents one from making a hurtful remark …
7least said, soonest mended — proverb a difficult situation will be resolved more quickly if there is no more discussion of it …
8least — ► DETERMINER & PRONOUN (usu. the least) ▪ smallest in amount, extent, or significance. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ used in names of very small animals and plants: least shrew. ► ADVERB ▪ to the smallest extent or degree. ● at least Cf. ↑ …
9least — see least said, soonest mended idle people have the least leisure who knows most, speaks least …
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