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
GiffardGIF-ərdEnglish (Rare)
Nuru-Eastern African, Swahili
'Adalya'-Biblical Hebrew
Gvidas-Lithuanian
Vimal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
JadeJAYD (English)English, French