Idiom
let well alone
Meaning
Do not interfere.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The machine works fine, so let well alone.”
“The project is finally stable, so it is best to let well alone instead of changing things.”
“Although he felt the urge to improve the existing system, he wisely decided to let well alone and avoid unnecessary complications.”
Examples
simple
“The machine works fine, so let well alone.”
contextual
“The project is finally stable, so it is best to let well alone instead of changing things.”
complex
“Although he felt the urge to improve the existing system, he wisely decided to let well alone and avoid unnecessary complications.”
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