do any good

1. Improve a situation or effect a favorable result, as in Tell me if this new medicine does any good. [Early 1700s] A negative version, do no good, is slightly older (late 1600s); for example, All his explanations will do no good.

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The laws don’t do any good if the people equipped to help aren’t aware of them, or the women who are in danger don’t know about their existence.

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Besides, assuming that Latinos would break the time-honored immigrant tradition of spitting on more recent arrivals was as foolish as thinking that Liz Cheney campaigning alongside Harris would do any good.

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“I don’t think it will do any good to the US to impose tariffs on China,” says Mr Xiang, echoing the sentiments of many we met.

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"All this spending can hardly do any good to the availability of food," he added.

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Staying home, writing-in a different candidate or voting third party would not do any good, the meeting's hosts emphasized.

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