live and let live
believing that other people should be allowed to live their lives in the way that they want to

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

live and let live
believing that other people should be allowed to live their lives in the way that they want to.
They seem as a society to have a very live and let live attitude towards issues like gay rights.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

live and let live
1. not interfere with other people's business or preferences
Our neighbor believes that one should live and let live and she never complains or criticizes other people who live around her.

2. to be tolerant and accept other people who may be different
People in a large city must learn to live and let live.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

live and let live
To live in the way you prefer and let others live as they wish without being bothered by you.
Father scolds Mother because she wears her hair in curlers and Mother scolds Father because he smokes a smelly pipe. Grandfather says it's her hair and his pipe; live and let live.
Compare: GIVE AND TAKE¹, LET BYGONES BE BYGONES, FORGIVE AND FORGET.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲