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
Donatado-NAH-tah (Italian)Italian, Late Roman
Chauncey['tʃɔ:nsi]
JossJAWSEnglish
Melete-Greek Mythology
Cesarinache-sah-REE-nahItalian
GarrickGER-ik, GAR-ikEnglish