English / proverb
If It Ain't Busted, Don't Fix It
MEANING IN ENGLISH
An everyday colloquial variant emphasizing that functional mechanisms should not be needlessly meddled with.
In context
01
Uncle Rafiq kept driving his vintage tractor across the fields, claiming that if it ain't busted, don't fix it.
02
Overhauling our working supply chain right in the middle of harvest is reckless; if it ain't busted, don't fix it.
Synonyms
avoid tinkering,preserve stability,leave alone
Antonyms
unnecessary tampering,needless remodeling,meddling
Collocations
motto if it ain't busted,rustic rule if it ain't busted,wisely said if it ain't busted