do no good
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In addition, it would do no good to drop rocks or sand through the opening between the lanes, because that could potentially damage the utility lines.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2023
Thus, attempts at charity and moral uplift were seen to do no good.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
It will do no good to protest that you couldn't possibly have known.
From Salon • Oct. 7, 2022
“Wishing it away, or shrinking away from the challenge out of fear of appearing partisan will do no good in my view,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022
June: He knew it wasn’t going to do no good to tell me what to do anyway, because I have a mind of my own.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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