Question

in_the_loop_442 to accept a situation as it is; to avoid trying to improve a situation one’s actions might make it worse Synonym: let sleeping dogs lie

Accepted Answer

LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE Her work isn’t perfect, but your criticism might just make the situation worse. I recommend that you leave well enough alone.I’m a perfectionist, so I can never leave well enough alone. Sometimes that is okay, but sometimes it causes me nothing but trouble.

Id	in_the_loop_442
Idiom	LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE
Definition	to accept a situation as it is; to avoid trying to improve a situation one’s actions might make it worse
Examples	Her work isn’t perfect, but your criticism might just make the situation worse. I recommend that you leave well enough alone. I’m a perfectionist, so I can never leave well enough alone. Sometimes that is okay, but sometimes it causes me nothing but trouble.
Cross-Refs	Synonym: let sleeping dogs lie

Leave Situation Make I Loop Accept Avoid Improve