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.
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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
Or ready to just give up and let nature take its course.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Learning to let nature take its course from time to time can be a good lesson to learn as an organic gardener.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 12 May 2023
Once the seeds are planted, let nature take its course.
—Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2021
An administrative decision not to mount a rescue effort caused considerable controversy at the time, with wildlife biologists in charge of the effort ultimately deciding to let nature take its course.
—oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021
If a raccoon approaches the nest, DNR officials let nature take its course and don't interfere.
—Katy Read, Star Tribune, 3 July 2021
That means the solution won’t be as easy as saying: Get people off the land and let nature take its course.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 10 June 2021
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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
Or ready to just give up and let nature take its course.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Learning to let nature take its course from time to time can be a good lesson to learn as an organic gardener.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 12 May 2023
Once the seeds are planted, let nature take its course.
—Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2021
An administrative decision not to mount a rescue effort caused considerable controversy at the time, with wildlife biologists in charge of the effort ultimately deciding to let nature take its course.
—oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021
If a raccoon approaches the nest, DNR officials let nature take its course and don't interfere.
—Katy Read, Star Tribune, 3 July 2021
That means the solution won’t be as easy as saying: Get people off the land and let nature take its course.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 10 June 2021
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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 22 May. 2025.
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