en if it ain't broke don't fix it

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Source: English Wiktionary
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Synonyms

  • de man soll nicht reparieren was nicht kaputt ist ➜
  • en leave well enough alone ➜
  • en never change running system ➜
  • fi älä korjaa sitä mikä ei ole rikki ➜
  • he אם זה לא מקולקל אל תתקן ➜
  • he מה שעובד לא נוגעים ➜
  • hi जो चीज़ खराब नहीं है उसे ठीक ना करें ➜
  • ru не сломалось не чини ➜
  • zh 东西没坏就别修它 ➜
  • zh 東西沒壞就別修它 ➜
  • en leave well enough alone ➜
  • en never change running system ➜

Related terms

  • en don't change winning team ➜
  • en alone ➜
  • en correct ➜
  • en fix ➜
  • en improve ➜
  • en leave ➜
  • en sufficient ➜
  • en let perfect be enemy of good (v) ➜
  • en reinvent wheel (v) ➜
  • vi chữa lợn lành thành lợn què (v) ➜

Similar terms

  • en don't change horses in midstream ➜
  • en don’t change winning team ➜

Derived from

  • en ain't (v) ➜
  • en broke (a) ➜

Word forms

  • en if it ain't broken don't fix it ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org if it ain't broke, don't fix it
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