let the perfect be the enemy of the good (English, verb)
expansion: let the perfect be the enemy of the good (third-person singular simple present lets the perfect be the enemy of the good, present participle letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, simple past and past participle let the perfect be the enemy of the good)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: lets the perfect be the enemy of the good
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: letting the perfect be the enemy of the good
tags: participle
present
form: let the perfect be the enemy of the good
tags: participle
past
form: let the perfect be the enemy of the good
tags: past