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Sometimes it’s better to just leave well alone.
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When it comes to other people's arguments, it's better to leave well alone.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
let well alone — Well is normally considered here as a noun (‘what is well’), rather than an adverb. The proverb is also frequently found in the form leave well alone. c 1570 Scoggin’s Jests (1626) 76 The shomaker thought to make his house greater... They pulled… … Proverbs new dictionary
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
let well alone — ► leave (or let) well alone refrain from interfering with or trying to improve something. Main Entry: ↑well … English terms dictionary
let well alone — leave things as they are, not try to change something … English contemporary dictionary
let well enough alone — or[leave well enough alone] {v. phr.} To be satisfied with what is good enough; not try to improve something because often that might cause more trouble. * /John wanted to make his kite go higher, but his father told him to let well enough alone… … Dictionary of American idioms
let well enough alone — or[leave well enough alone] {v. phr.} To be satisfied with what is good enough; not try to improve something because often that might cause more trouble. * /John wanted to make his kite go higher, but his father told him to let well enough alone… … Dictionary of American idioms
let\ well\ enough\ alone — • let well enough alone • leave well enough alone v. phr. To be satisfied with what is good enough; not try to improve something because often that might cause more trouble. John wanted to make his kite go higher, but his father told him to let… … Словарь американских идиом
leave well alone — leave/let/well alone phrase to avoid trying to improve or change something that is satisfactory Sometimes it’s better to just leave well alone. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
leave 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
leave well alone — ► leave (or let) well alone refrain from interfering with or trying to improve something. Main Entry: ↑well … English terms dictionary
