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
Ji-Hoonjee-hoonKorean
WarwickWAWR-ik, WAHR-ikEnglish (Rare)
Tipene-Maori
Vratislav-Czech, Slovak, Medieval Slavic
Chiarinakee-ah-REE-nahItalian
VernVURNEnglish