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leave well enough alone

Do not interfere, change, disturb, get involved or try to make a situation better because you might make a situation worse; (also known as "let well enough alone" "leave well alone and "let well alone")
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Knowing that baby birds' mothers may not return if their babies are touched by humans, my mother told me to leave well enough alone and leave the baby bird in its nest.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Modified by TriplePurple on June 24, 2024

Additional definitions for 'leave well enough alone':

leave well enough aloneTo leave something alone; to avoid attempts to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient.
leave well enough aloneTo leave something alone; to avoid attempts to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient
leave well enough aloneIf things are fine, then leave the situation alone; don't do anything to disturb the current situation.
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