if it ain't broke don't fix it



if it ain't broke don't fix it

Don't meddle with something that's functioning adequately. For example, So long as they like our proposal let's not change it; if it ain't broke don't fix it . This folksy and deliberately ungrammatical expression dates from the mid-1900s. For a synonym, see leave well enough alone.
See also: broke, fix, if

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Syuzanna-Russian
ÉImhearEE-murIrish, Irish Mythology
Henrikehen-REE-kə (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
EfigÊNia-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Racquelrə-KELEnglish
ShamgarSHAM-gahr (English)Biblical