Leave well enough alone
/ˈliːv ˈwɛl ɪˌnʌf əˈləʊn/ verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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."
Example
More examples"We should have left well enough alone when we had it working the first time."