荒立てる

あらだてる
to aggravate
to make serious

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あらだてる【荒立てる】

make matters ［things］ worse

事を荒立てる［いっそう悪くする］.

¶事を～な

Let sleeping dogs lie. ((ことわざ)).

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あらだてる【荒立てる】

〔波･声などを〕 churn up 《the waves》; raise 《the voice》 in anger [excitement]; 〔事を〕 stir things up; 《口》 muddy the waters; 《口》 rock the boat.

●事を荒立てないようにする take care [try] not to make the matter worse [stir things up, muddy the water, rock the boat]; let sleeping dogs lie

・これ以上事を荒立てないでくれ, 頼むよ. Please, I beg you, don't stir things up any more (than you have already done). | Do me a favor, okay, and don't rock the boat anymore.