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making the perfect the enemy of the good

making the perfect the enemy of the good is the present participle and gerund 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.

Questions about making the perfect the enemy of the good

What is making the perfect the enemy of the good the present participle and gerund of?
Making the perfect the enemy of the good is the present participle and gerund of make the perfect the enemy of the good.

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

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

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