let nature take its course

idiom

: to allow something to happen without trying to control it
The injury should heal within a few weeks if you just let nature take its course.

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As for the apricots that leave my mom’s and my hands sticky with juice, our friends have largely let nature take its course. Amanda M. Faison, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2024 Some methods involve worms while others let nature take its course. Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024

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“Let nature take its course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20nature%20take%20its%20course. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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