leave well alone

idiom

British
: to stop changing something that is already good enough
He just doesn't know when to leave well alone.

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“Leave well alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20well%20alone. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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