leave well enough alone
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
leave well enough alone (third-person singular simple present leaves well enough alone, present participle leaving well enough alone, simple past and past participle left well enough alone)
- To leave something alone; to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate.
- Synonym: leave well alone
- We should have left well enough alone when we had it working the first time.
Usage notes[edit]
The usual form of the expression in the UK is leave well alone.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate
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