let the perfect be the enemy of the good

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词形变化

lets the perfect be the enemy of the good 三单 letting the perfect be the enemy of the good 现在分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To insist on the total realization of a goal and reject any compromise, thereby decreasing the chance of achieving even a part of that goal.

    习语

    More data and more analyses will provide better information for the future, but we dare not let “the perfect be the enemy of the good”.