let the chips fall where they may

Meaning: (idiomatic)To allow events tounfoldnaturally; to accept what occurs withoutprejudice,worry, orregret.Synonym:let the dice fall where they may1963,Kurt Vonnegut, chapter87, inCat's Cradle, Random House Digital,→ISBN:[H]e said tinny things to me, thinks like . . . "I want to talk cold turkey to you, man to man!" And he took me down to what he called his "den" in order that we might ". . . call a spade a spade, andlet the chips fall where they may."1988January 29, Alan Finder, “City Council Wakes Up but Still Lags”, inNew York Times, retrieved10 October 2011:"My agenda is to let the Council members come into their own, to be freethinkers and push what they think is right, andlet the chips fall where they may," Mr. Vallone said.2008May 14, Sean Scully, “Philly's Cop Beating: No Rodney King”, inTime:"We acted very directly, very swiftly, we told the truth and we'll let the investigation play out andlet the chips fall where they may."

Examples:

EN: I'd rather let the chips fall where they may.
ES: Preferiría que deje las astillas donde caigan.
EN: Are you insinuating that I... • I let the chips fall where they may.
ES: - Las cosas deben quedar en su sitio.
EN: Let him be on his own and let the chips fall where they may.
ES: Déjale a él solo y que salga lo que sea.
EN: The other way is to let the chips fall where they may.
ES: El otro modo de vivir es dejando que las cosas ocurran.
EN: Now, tell me let the chips fall where they may.
ES: dime y que caiga quien tenga que caer.
EN: Let's let the chips fall where they may.
ES: Dejemos que las fichas caigan donde sea.
EN: Reveal everything there is to know about yourself and let the chips fall where they may.
ES: Revélale todo lo tuyo y que suceda lo que suceda.
EN: I'm just going to say right now what we're not saying... and let the chips fall, let the chips fall... let the chips fall where they may.
ES: Voy a decir lo que no estamos diciendo... y pase lo que pase... pasará lo que tenga que pasar.
EN: Just let the chips fall where they may.
ES: Sólo deja caer las fichas sin ver dónde.
EN: You gotta play the hand that life deals you... and let the chips fall where they may.
ES: Tienes que jugar la mano que la vida te reparte y dejar que las fichas caigan donde puedan.
EN: Look, Gram, the only way that you're going to get through this, or the only way that any of us are going to get through this is just if we show up and we be together, and we let the chips fall where they may.
ES: Mira, abuela, la única manera de que consigas pasar por esto, o de que alguno de nosotros consiga pasar por esto es si nos presentamos y estamos juntos, y dejamos que el agua siga su curso.
EN: Come clean and let the chips fall where they may.
ES: Quedaré limpia y dejaré que los pedazos caigan donde deban.
EN: Well, we'll just let the chips fall where they may.
ES: Bueno, simplemente dejaremos caer los piezas donde pertenecen.
EN: Hmm. Well, in that case, how about we start with the supper... and then let the chips fall where they may?
ES: Bueno, en ese caso, ¿qué tal si empezamos con la cena, y luego nos dejamos llevar a ver lo que ocurre?
EN: And let the chips fall where they may.
ES: Y dejar que las fichas caigan donde puedan.

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