''If it aint broke, don't fix it'' - what does this phrases mean? - It's time to learn English

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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It would appear that change has become part
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of our everyday lives.
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No sooner than one thing comes along,
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another is just behind it,
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waiting to replace that new thing  that has just been introduced.
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Change has become a part of our everyday lives,
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especially when we are talking about things,
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such as technology or even rules and laws.
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There is a very well-known expression in English
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which goes ''if it ain't broke don't fix it''.
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This expression refers to the fact that sometimes
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if something does not need changing
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because it works perfectly all right,
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or maybe it is already suitable;
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there is no need to change it.
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Don't change things just for  the sake of having change.
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If it ain't broke don't fix it.
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