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laisser aller

[le-sey-a-ley] / lɛ seɪ aˈleɪ /


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This in spite of the alleged tendency in what is commonly known as a relaxing climate toward laisser-aller.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

That laisser-aller policy of his threatens to land us in serious difficulties.

From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas

You have never before had that laisser-aller of a writer which shows the hidden strength.'

From Women in the Life of Balzac by Floyd, Juanita Helm

This was often mortifying to me, but I think I liked it better on the whole than the laisser-aller indifference of Washington.

From North America — Volume 2 by Trollope, Anthony

With the "laisser-aller" of a tired man, he trusted to his luck, which had so far served him well.

From Maitre Cornelius by Balzac, Honoré de