close enough for government work

and good enough for government work

sufficiently close; done just well enough. (Alludes to the notion that work for the government is not done with care or pride.) I didn't do the best job of mending your shirt, but it's close enough for government work.

See also: close, enough, government, work

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bajer	['baiər]
Dixie	['diksi]
Dragana	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Shqipe	-	Albanian
Dallas	DAL-əs	English
Herodotus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)