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make the perfect the enemy of the good

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
make the per-fec-t the en-e-my of the -good
IPA
63
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
6
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reject or bar improvement because it is incomplete.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

makes the perfect the enemy of the good (present, singular) making the perfect the enemy of the good (participle, present) made the perfect the enemy of the good (participle, past) made the perfect the enemy of the good (past)

Phrases

perfect is the enemy of good

Frequently Paired Words

perfect is the enemy of good

Questions

What does make the perfect the enemy of the good mean?
To reject or bar improvement because it is incomplete.

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