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let nature take its course

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let nature take its course
to allow someone or something to live or die naturally. By this stage, her illness was so severe that the doctors agreed to let nature take its course rather than prolong her suffering. We plant the seeds in springtime and then just let nature take its course.
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let nature take its course
to allow something to happen naturally. Normally, the Parks Department lets nature take its course and doesn't replace dead trees, but this situation is different.
See also: course, let, nature, take

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With enough planning, all you have to do is let nature take its course.
In fact, an almond tree that fell more than 10 years ago was the inspiration for Pollack to start his natural-habitat garden in the first place, when he decided to just let nature take its course.
In late autumn and early winter, the time will come when you have to let nature take its course.
 
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