let well enough alone
werkwoord
Roget 831:
be content
etc.
adj.;
rest satisfied,
rest and be thankful;
take the good the gods provide,
let well alone,
let well enough alone,
feel oneself at home,
hug oneself,
lay the flattering unction to one's soul.
take up with,
take in good part;
accept,
tolerate;
consent
etc.
762;
acquiesce,
assent
etc.
488;
be reconciled to,
make one's peace with;
get over it;
take heart,
take comfort;
put up with
etc.
(bear)
826.
render content
etc.
adj.;
set at ease,
comfort;
set one's heart at ease,
set one's mind at ease,
set one's heart at rest,
set one's mind at rest;
speak peace;
conciliate,
reconcile,
win over,
propitiate,
disarm,
beguile;
content,
satisfy;
gratify
etc.
829.
be tolerated
etc.
826;
go down,
go down well,
go down with;
do;
be OK.
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Roget 864:
be cautious
etc.
adj.;
take care,
take heed,
take good care;
have a care mind,
what one is about;
be on one's guard
etc.
(keep watch)
459;
make assurance doubly sure"
[Macbeth].
bespeak
etc.
(be early)
132.
think twice,
look before one leaps,
count the cost,
look to the main chance,
cut one's coat according to one's cloth;
feel one's ground,
feel one's way;
see how the land lies
etc.
(foresight)
510;
wait to see how the cat jumps;
bridle one's tongue;
reculer pour mieux sauter
etc.
(prepare)
673 [Fr.];
let well alone,
let well enough alone;
let sleeping dogs lie,
ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort [Fr.],
don't wake a sleeping cat.
keep out of harm's way,
keep out of troubled waters;
keep at a respectful distance,
stand aloof;
keep on the safe side,
be on the safe side.
husband one's resources
etc.
636.
caution
etc.
(warn)
668.
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Roget 681:
not do,
not act,
not attempt;
be inactive
etc.
683;
abstain from doing,
do nothing,
hold,
spare;
not stir,
not move,
not lift a finger,
not lift a foot,
not lift a peg;
fold one's arms,
fold one's hands;
leave alone,
let alone;
let be,
let pass,
let things take their course,
let it have its way,
let well alone,
let well enough alone;
quieta non movere [Lat.];
stare super antiquas vias [Lat.];
rest and be thankful,
live and let live;
lie rest upon one's oars;
laisser aller [Fr.],
faire [Fr.];
stand aloof;
refrain
etc.
(avoid)
623,
keep oneself from doing;
remit one's efforts,
relax one's efforts;
desist
etc.
(relinquish)
624;
stop
etc.
(cease)
142;
pause
etc.
(be quiet)
265.
wait,
lie in wait,
bide one's time,
take time,
tide it over.
cool one's heels,
kick one's heels;
while away the time,
while away tedious hours;
pass the time,
fill up the time,
beguile the time;
talk against time;
let the grass grow under one's feet;
waste time
etc.
(inactive)
683.
lie by,
lie on the shelf,
lie in ordinary,
lie idle,
lie to,
lie fallow;
keep quiet,
slug;
have nothing to do,
whistle for want of thought.
undo,
do away with;
take down,
take to pieces;
destroy
etc.
162.
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