let the dust settle
US /lɛt ði dʌst ˈsetl/
・UK /let ðə dʌst ˈsetl/
B2 中高級
idm.等待情況平息
We should wait a few days and let the dust settle before deciding.
影片字幕
【BBC 英語】等塵埃落定 (Let the dust settle: The English We Speak)
- Good idea. I'll just let the dust settle.
好主意，我就等事情塵埃落定。
- This is The English We Speak from the BBC and we're finding out about the phrase 'let the dust settle', which means to wait for a situation to calm down.
這是 BBC 的 The English We Speak 節目，我們正在探討一句片語 「let the dust settle」 意思是指等待情勢暫緩下來。