Polyglot Dictionary

leave well enough alone

/liːv wɛl ɪˈnʌf əˈloʊn/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. dejar las cosas como están

    • Sometimes it's best to leave well enough alone.

      A veces es mejor dejar las cosas como están.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

let sleeping dogs lie

leave well enough alone and let sleeping dogs lie are close synonyms, both meaning not to interfere with a situation that's fine as it is, largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa leave well enough alone?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Sometimes it's best to leave well ___ alone.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a leave well enough alone?

noun

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