let the dust settle | wait for the dust to settle
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let the dust settle | wait for the dust to settle — idiom
1. To wait until a situation becomes calmer or clearer before acting.
1.idiom
Definition
To wait until a situation becomes calmer or clearer before acting.
Example
After the argument, they decided to let the dust settle before talking again.
We should wait for the dust to settle before making any big changes.