sent. & comp. abb. Don't leave well enough alone.; Just keep tampering. (A play on If it ain't broke, don't fix it.) : Does it work too well or something. You must say if it ain't broke, fix it till it is. Leave well enough alone.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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If it ain't broke, fix it till it isis always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
So is ort. Does it mean:
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
