leave well enough alone en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˈliːv ˈwɛl ɪˌnʌf əˈləʊn/
Meanings
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To leave something alone; to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate.
We should have left well enough alone when we had it working the first time.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| left well enough alone | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| left well enough alone | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| leaving well enough alone | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| leaves well enough alone | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
over-egg the pudding · perfect is the enemy of good
Synonyms
leave well alone · let well enough alone · if it ain't broke, don't fix it
Translations (11)
rom o feder xatarel (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) · eo plibono estas malamiko de bono (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) · fr laisser tranquille (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) · uk працю́є - не чіпа́й (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) · pl zostawić w spokoju (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) · rom peravel o śukar (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) · ja 画蛇添足 (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) · cmn 画蛇添足 (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) · pl zostawiać w spokoju (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) · fi jättää rauhaan (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) · uk зали́шити в спо́кої (to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate)