the best is the enemy of the good (an aphorism which is commonly attributed to Voltaire, who quoted an Italian proverb in his Dictionnaire philosophique in 1770); leave well alone (Anglophile); the best is the enemy of good; gild the lily (Такие выражения, как "why gild the lily?" или "I don't want to gild the lily", отлично переводятся этой фразой. Bloody Body); better is the enemy of good (Alex_Odeychuk); perfection is the enemy of the good enough (Alex_Odeychuk); don't let perfection be the enemy of the good enough (Alex_Odeychuk)

идиом.

the best is the enemy of the good enough (an aphorism which is commonly attributed to Voltaire, who quoted an Italian proverb in his Dictionnaire philosophique in 1770); done is better than perfect (в контексте Рина Грант); less is more (не во всех контекстах capricolya); perfect is the enemy of good (an aphorism which is commonly attributed to Voltaire, who quoted an Italian proverb in his Dictionnaire philosophique in 1770 Alex_Odeychuk)

Макаров., посл.

the best is often times the enemy of the good

перен.

less is more (capricolya)

погов.

don't mess with success (Баян); the perfect is the enemy of the good (Adamodeus)

посл.

enough is as good as a feast; too much of a good thing is good for nothing (Энигма); better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us (Enrica); leave well enough alone (to allow something to stay as it is because doing more would not improve it. e.g.I thought about rewriting the letter, but I decided to leave well enough alone. (Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms). anita_storm); if it ain't broke, don't fix it (Баян); too much of a good thing is worse than nothing (VLZ_58)

разг.

let's not push our luck (SirReal)

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общ.

one may go farther and fare worse; the best is an enemy of good; the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good; you may go farther and fare worse

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