Meanings
proverb
- Synonym of if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Synonyms: if it ain't broke, don't fix it
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbSynonym of if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Similar
if it ain't brokedon't fix it
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Origin
Cited in print in 1964. Popularized in the 1960s.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
don't mess with success. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20mess%20with%20success
MLA
“don't mess with success.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20mess%20with%20success. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't mess with success,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20mess%20with%20success.
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