English / proverb
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Do not attempt to alter, overhaul, or modernize something that is already functioning satisfactorily and reliably.
In context
01
Our manual cataloging system has served this archive reliably for forty years; if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
02
The engineers resisted redesigning the reliable steam turbine, wisely arguing, 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.'
Synonyms
leave well enough alone,let sleeping dogs lie,do not tamper
Antonyms
meddle,tamper unnecessarily,overengineer
Collocations
philosophy if it ain't broke,rule if it ain't broke,advice if it ain't broke