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don't mess with success

don't mess with success proverb: synonym of if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Proverb

don't mess with success

  1. Synonym of if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
    Synonyms:
    if it ain't broke, don't fix it

Synonyms of don't mess with success

  • if it ain't broke
  • don't fix it

Origin of don't mess with success

Cited in print in 1964. Popularized in the 1960s.

Questions about don't mess with success

What does don't mess with success mean?
Don't mess with success means synonym of if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
What part of speech is don't mess with success?
Don't mess with success is a proverb.

Words near don't mess with success in the dictionary

  1. don't look a gift horse in the mouth
  2. don't look at me
  3. don't look now
  4. don't make me laugh
  5. don't mention it
  6. don't mess with success
  7. don't mind if I do
  8. don't pass go
  9. don't pee in the wind and tell me it's raining
  10. don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining
  11. don't piss in the wind and tell me it's raining

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