leave well enough alone
idiom
: to stop changing something that is already good enough
He just doesn't know when to leave well enough alone.
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One outside proposal would be to let things stand and leave well enough alone.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Brabus will never be content to leave well enough alone.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 July 2025
Was there trepidation in not allowing these characters to leave well enough alone?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 25 July 2025
Taco Bell couldn’t leave well enough alone with the 7 Layer Nacho Fries, however.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
But Mazda couldn’t leave well enough alone.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2022
Once again, Clayton won't leave well enough alone.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2022
But as with his fumbled responses to his 1976 rant, Clapton couldn’t seem to leave well enough alone.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2021
Then Romm, being Romm, couldn't leave well enough alone.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2010
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Brabus will never be content to leave well enough alone.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 July 2025
Was there trepidation in not allowing these characters to leave well enough alone?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 25 July 2025
Taco Bell couldn’t leave well enough alone with the 7 Layer Nacho Fries, however.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
But Mazda couldn’t leave well enough alone.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2022
Once again, Clayton won't leave well enough alone.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2022
But as with his fumbled responses to his 1976 rant, Clapton couldn’t seem to leave well enough alone.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2021
Then Romm, being Romm, couldn't leave well enough alone.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2010
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“Leave well enough alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leave%20well%20enough%20alone. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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