leave well alone

leave well alone
British & Australian, American to not change or try to improve something that is not causing any problems.

So long as the machine still does what you want it to, my advice is to leave well alone.

Surgeons are aware that every operation carries some risk, and sometimes decide to leave well enough alone.


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  • leave well alone — ► leave (or let) well alone refrain from interfering with or trying to improve something. Main Entry: ↑well …   English terms dictionary

  • Leave well alone —   If you leave something well alone, you keep a safe distance from it, either physically or metaphorically …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • leave well enough alone — leave (or let) well enough alone refrain from interfering with or trying to improve something that is satisfactory or adequate as it is * * * leave well enough alone see ↑leave, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑alone leave well enough alone (or Brit leave… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • let well alone — leave/let well alone British, American & Australian, American to leave something the way it is, because trying to improve it might make it worse. In cases of back trouble, it s difficult to know whether to operate or leave well alone. I m not… …   New idioms dictionary

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