the best is the enemy of the good; leave well alone (Anglophile); the best is the enemy of good; gild the lily (Такие выражения, как "why gild the lily?" или "I don't want to gild the lily", отлично переводятся этой фразой. Bloody Body); better is the enemy of good (Alex_Odeychuk); perfection is the enemy of the good enough (Alex_Odeychuk); don't let perfection be the enemy of the good enough (Alex_Odeychuk)

fig.

less is more (capricolya)

idiom.

the best is the enemy of the good enough (an aphorism which is commonly attributed to Voltaire, who quoted an Italian proverb in his Dictionnaire philosophique in 1770); done is better than perfect (в контексте Рина Грант); less is more (не во всех контекстах capricolya); perfect is the enemy of good (an aphorism which is commonly attributed to Voltaire, who quoted an Italian proverb in his Dictionnaire philosophique in 1770 Alex_Odeychuk)

inf.

let's not push our luck (SirReal)

Makarov., proverb

the best is often times the enemy of the good

proverb

enough is as good as a feast; too much of a good thing is good for nothing (Энигма); better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us (Enrica); leave well enough alone (to allow something to stay as it is because doing more would not improve it. e.g.I thought about rewriting the letter, but I decided to leave well enough alone. (Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms). anita_storm); if it ain't broke, don't fix it (Баян); too much of a good thing is worse than nothing (VLZ_58)

saying.

don't mess with success (Баян); the perfect is the enemy of the good (Adamodeus)

лучшее - враг хорошего

gen.

one may go farther and fare worse; the best is an enemy of good; the best is oftentimes the enemy of the good; you may go farther and fare worse; best is oftentimes the enemy of the good

лучшее — враг хорошего

gen.

the best is the enemy of the good (You'd better stop at that, as the best is the enemy of the good!)

лучшее враг хорошего

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