let the chips fall where they may

[let the chips fall where they may] {v. phr.}

To pay no attention to the displeasure caused others by your actions.

* /The senator decided to vote against the bill and let the chips fall where they may./

* /The police chief told his men to give tickets to all speeders and let the chips fall where they may./

Compare: COME WHAT MAY.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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