let well enough alone
Example Sentences
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If she doesn’t want to, I think you should let well enough alone, and talk to her about her friends, or her hobbies, or about something new that’s going on in your life, instead.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2017
In much the same way, Rosenzweig should have let well enough alone with the rice pudding, one of the few really good things on the old list.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I never let well enough alone," observed Billy Joe with a grin as he watched his tee shot dribble into the rough beside a bush in the extra-hole playoff, where one miscue meant the match.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nominee Smith's reply to his colleague's warning was a decision to let well enough alone and not have any Southern campaign headquarters.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Fair enough,” said Mr. Popper, who wanted to ask for transfers in that case, but decided to let well enough alone.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
