Meaning of 'Let the dust settle'
What does the saying 'Let the dust settle' mean?
Idiom: Let the dust settle
Meaning:
If you let the dust settle, or wait till the dust settles, you wait until things have become calmer or have returned to normality after conflict or a problem.
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