go over well
To be appreciated or accepted.
The teacher’s organized lessons always go over well with her students.
The comedian’s jokes weren’t going over well, the audience wasn’t laughing much at all. I think that the comedian should go over his material more carefully before each act.
hail-fellow-well-met
Talking easily and in a friendly way to everyone you meet.
John won the election as class president because he was hail-fellow-well-met.
A good friend and companion; buddy; pal.
John just moved to town but he and the boys in the neighborhood are already hail-fellows-well-met.
let well enough alone
leave well enough alone
To be satisfied with what is good enough; not try to improve something because often that might cause more trouble.
John wanted to make his kite go higher, but his father told him to let well enough alone because it was too windy.
Ed polished up his car until his friends warned him to leave well enough alone.
Ethel made a lot of changes in her test paper after she finished. She should have let well enough alone, because she made several new mistakes.
mean well
To have good intentions.
Fred generally means well, but he has a tendency to be tactless.
play one's cards right
play one's cards well
To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful; act cleverly; make the best use of your place or skills.
That millionaire started with very little but showed a skill in playing his cards right.
People liked Harold, and he played his cards well - and soon he began to get ahead rapidly.
sit with
sit well with
To be accepted by; affect. Used in interrogative sentences and in negative sentences modified by well.
How did your story sit with your mother?
Bob's poor sportsmanship doesn't sit well with the coach.
Find favor with; please.
The reduced school budget did not sit well with the teachers.
speak well of
To approve of; praise.
Everyone always speaks well of my sister because she's so kind.
swell-headed
A feeling that you are very important or more important than you really are.
After he was elected captain of the team, Bob became swell-headed.