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makes the perfect the enemy of the good

makes the perfect the enemy of the good is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make the perfect the enemy of the good.

Meaning of make the perfect the enemy of the good

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.

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What is makes the perfect the enemy of the good the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes the perfect the enemy of the good is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make the perfect the enemy of the good.

Words near makes the perfect the enemy of the good in the dictionary

  1. makes the fur fly
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  3. makes the headlines
  4. makes the news
  5. makes the passes
  6. makes the perfect the enemy of the good
  7. makes the rounds
  8. makes the running
  9. makes the weather
  10. makes the welkin ring
  11. makes the world go around

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