LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE

Meaning of LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE in English

if you do more you could cause more trouble

If I cause a problem, I apologize. Then I leave well enough alone.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE — don't interfere, don't get involved
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LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE — Synonyms and related words : abstain, abstain from, avoid, be blind to, be caught out, be conservative, be content, be …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE — See: LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
Slang English vocab
LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE — {v. phr.} To be satisfied with what is good enough; not try to improve something because often that might cause …
Словарь английских идиом
LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE — do nothing (because doing something would make things
English Idioms vocab
WELL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; left ; leaving ; leaves ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENOUGH — I. ə̇ˈnəf, ēˈnəf; after t, d(.), s, z, “ or ə nˈəf adjective Etymology: Middle English ynough, inough, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALONE — I. əˈlōn adjective Etymology: Middle English alon, alone, from al all + on, one one 1. a. : separated especially …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WELL — well 1 /wel/ , adv., adj., compar. better , superl. best , interj., n. adv. 1. in a good or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAVE — leave 1 — leaver , n. /leev/ , v. , left, leaving . v.t. 1. to go out of or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENOUGH — /i nuf"/ , adj. 1. adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the purpose or to satisfy desire: enough …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALONE — — aloneness , n. /euh lohn"/ , adj. (used predicatively) 1. separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WELL — I. ˈwel noun Etymology: Middle English welle, from Old English; akin to Old English weallan to bubble, boil, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAVE — I. ˈlēv verb ( left ˈleft ; leav·ing ) Etymology: Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENOUGH — I. i-ˈnəf, ē-, ə- adjective Etymology: Middle English ynough, from Old English genōg (akin to Old High German ginuog enough), …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALONE — I. ə-ˈlōn adjective Etymology: Middle English, from al all + one one Date: 13th century 1. : separated from others …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAVE — vi to depart; to set out. 2. leave ·v to cease from; to desist from; to abstain from. 3. leave …
Webster English vocab
ENOUGH — interj an exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough. 2. enough ·adv in a degree or …
Webster English vocab
ALONE — adj sole; only; exclusive. 2. alone ·adv solely; simply; exclusively. 3. alone ·adj hence; unique; rare; matchless. 4. alone ·adj …
Webster English vocab
LEAVE — [leave] vb left ; leav.ing [ME leven, fr. OE laefan; akin to OHG verleiben to leave, OE belifan to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ENOUGH — [enough] adj [ME ynough, fr. OE genog (akin to OHG ginuog enough), fr. ge- (perfective prefix) + -nog; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALONE — [alone] adj [ME, fr. al all + one one] (13c) 1: separated from others: isolated 2: exclusive of anyone or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WELL
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAVE — / liːv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( left , left / left; NAmE /) PLACE / PERSON …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENOUGH — / ɪˈnʌf; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner used before plural or uncountable nouns to mean 'as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALONE — / əˈləʊn; NAmE əˈloʊn/ adjective [ not before noun ] adverb 1. without any other people : I don't like …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WELL — I. well 1 S1 W1 /wel/ BrE AmE adverb ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAVE — I. leave 1 S1 W1 /liːv/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle left /left/) [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENOUGH — I. e ‧ nough 1 S1 W1 /ɪˈnʌf/ BrE AmE adverb [always after a verb, adjective, or adverb] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALONE — a ‧ lone S2 W1 /əˈləʊn $ əˈloʊn/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun] , adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WELL — adv., adj., & int. --adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAVE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ENOUGH — adj., n., adv., & int. --adj. as much or as many as required (we have enough apples; we do not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALONE — adj. & adv. --predic.adj. 1 a without others present (they wanted to be alone; the tree stood alone). b without …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WELL — adv., adj., & int. adv. (better, best) 1 in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the right …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAVE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. left) 1 a tr. go away from; cease to remain in or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ENOUGH — adj., n., adv., & int. adj. as much or as many as required (we have enough apples; we do not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALONE — adj. & adv. predic.adj. 1 a without others present (they wanted to be alone; the tree stood alone). b without …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WELL — 1. adv., adj., & int. --adv. (better, best) 1. in a satisfactory way (you have worked well). 2 in the …
Oxford English vocab
LEAVE — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. left) 1. a tr. go away from; cease to remain in …
Oxford English vocab
ENOUGH — adj., n., adv., & int. --adj. as much or as many as required (we have enough apples; we do not …
Oxford English vocab
ALONE — adj. & adv. --predic.adj. 1. a without others present (they wanted to be alone; the tree stood alone). b without …
Oxford English vocab
WELL — I. DISCOURSE USES /wel/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Well' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAVE — ( leaves, leaving, left) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENOUGH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Enough means as much as you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALONE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you are alone , you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENOUGH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Enough means as much as you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ALONE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When you are ~, you are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENOUGH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALONE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES die alone ▪ He had a fear of dying alone. living alone ▪ I’m quite …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENOUGH — [determiner], [pronoun], [adverb] - as much as is necessary; in the amount or to the degree neededIs there enough cake/Are …
Cambridge English vocab
ALONE — (ONLY) [adjective] [after noun; not gradable] - only or without any othersShe alone must decide what to do (= no …
Cambridge English vocab
LEAVE — Synonyms and related words : AWOL, French leave, Godspeed, OK, abandon, abdicate, abrupt, abscondence, absence, absence without leave, absentation, absenteeism, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENOUGH — Synonyms and related words : abundance, abundantly, acceptably, adequacy, adequate, adequate supply, adequately, adequateness, admissibly, agreeably, ample, ampleness, amply, bare …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENOUGH — See: GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE, AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF, KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN, LET …
Slang English vocab
ALONE — See: LET ALONE or LEAVE ALONE, LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE or LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
Slang English vocab
WELL — n. as well as well as ne'er do well well behaved well being well bred well conditioned well developed well …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LEAVE — INDEX: to leave a place 1. to go away from a place 2. what you say when you are going …
Longman Activator English vocab
ENOUGH — See ↑ ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ good enough • ↑ have enough • ↑ have had enough • …
Longman Activator English vocab
ALONE — • ↑ go it alone • ↑ leave sth alone • ↑ leave/let well alone
Longman Activator English vocab
ALONE — INDEX: 1. when there are no other people with you 2. when you do something without help from someone else …
Longman Activator English vocab

English Idioms vocabulary

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