make the perfect the enemy of the good

English

Verb

make the perfect the enemy of the good (third-person singular simple present makes the perfect the enemy of the good, present participle making the perfect the enemy of the good, simple past and past participle made the perfect the enemy of the good)

1. (intransitive) To reject or bar improvement because it is incomplete.

Translations

Translations

• Russian: лу́чшее — враг хоро́шего (ru) (lúčšeje — vrag xoróševo)
• Swedish: göra det bästa till det godas fiende, det bästa är det godas fiende

See also

• perfect is the enemy of good