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Idiom Let the Chips Fall where They May
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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