leave it at that

leave it at that
разг.
удовлетвориться достигнутым, сделанным, успокоиться на чём-л.; не настаивать на чём-л.; перестать говорить о чём-л. или возражать против чего-л.; см. тж. let it go at that

I'm getting on as well as I can expect, and I must leave it at that. (J. Galsworthy, ‘To Let’, part II, ch. II) — Я здоров, насколько можно ожидать. И на этом спасибо.

Once, when he had been talking to her about Kit's future, she had said: ‘I don't think it matters, Dad, whatever one proposes - he'll dispose; parents don't count now: look at me!’ And he had looked at her, and left it at that. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Swan Song’, part II, ch. II) — Раз, когда он заговорил с Флер о будущем Кита, она сказала: - Знаешь, папа, по-моему, не стоит и придумывать, он все равно сделает по-своему; теперь с родителями не считаются. Вот хоть я, посмотри! И Сомс посмотрел на нее - и не стал возражать.

She had tried... but she had failed; and now, for many years, she had left it at that. (H. Walpole, ‘The Wooden Horse’, ch. IV) — Клер пыталась когда-то установить с отцом более близкие отношения, но потерпела неудачу... и вот уже многие годы все остается как есть.

We'll leave it at that. You will pay half the expenses. (DEI) — На этом и остановимся. Вы оплатите половину расходов.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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