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Let well alone!

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  • 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 — To let things remain as they are from fear of making them worse • • • Main Entry: ↑let * * * 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 …   Useful english 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

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