beef about

complain about

Don't beef about Karen. He is always beefing about his working conditions.

let it lie

to take no action about something (from Cambridge Dictionary)

Instead of going to the police they let things lie for a couple of months.
Sally: You can't take it back.
Harry: Why?
Sally: Because it's already out there.
Harry: Oh, Jez. what are we supposed to do? Call a corps, it's already out there.
Sally: Just..let it..lie. OK?
Harry: OK! Let it lie...

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