Idiom | Let the Chips Fall where They May |
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Example | I will speak out against the new dress code and let the chips fall where they may. |
Meaning | to do the right thing, as you see it, whatever the consequences might be |
Origin | This idiom was first used in the 1880s and referred to woodcutters who needed to concentrate on doing a good job instead of on where the small chips of wood fell from their axes. |
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