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To leave something alone; to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate.

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leave well enough alone

Source Word

leave well enough alone

IPA(Pronunciation)

To leave something alone; to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate.

Japanese Meaning

そのままにしておくこと / 十分であるものに余計な手を加えず、現状を保つこと / あるものの状態を変えようとせず、現状を維持すること

Sometimes it's wiser to leave well enough alone rather than try to fix something that's not broken.

時には、壊れていないものを直そうとするより、そのままにしておく方が賢明だ。

Sense（1）

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.

leaves well enough alone

（ present singular third-person ）

leaving well enough alone

（ participle present ）

left well enough alone

（ participle past ）

left well enough alone

（ past ）