quit while one's ahead



quit while one's ahead

Don't try to improve on something that is already accomplished, as in Those drapes we hung are even enough-let's quit while we're ahead. This idiom also implies that further action runs the risk of spoiling something. Also see leave well enough alone.
See also: ahead, quit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jayanta-Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Assamese
Hiroshihee-ṙo-sheeJapanese
Velvel-Yiddish
Ginette-French
Mercedes['mə:sidi:z]
GordyGAWR-deeEnglish