Idiom
close enough for government work
Meaning
Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The shelf is slightly crooked, but it is close enough for government work.”
“I did not paint the corners perfectly, but it is close enough for government work.”
“Although the final report contained minor formatting errors, the manager decided it was close enough for government work and submitted it before the deadline.”
Examples
simple
“The shelf is slightly crooked, but it is close enough for government work.”
contextual
“I did not paint the corners perfectly, but it is close enough for government work.”
complex
“Although the final report contained minor formatting errors, the manager decided it was close enough for government work and submitted it before the deadline.”
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