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
Demetrius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Embla	EM-blah (Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)	Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Bobby	['bɔbi]
Audo	-	Ancient Germanic
EkİN	-	Turkish
Amenemhet	ah-mə-NEM-het (English)	Ancient Egyptian