it wouldn't harm someone to do something

it wouldn't harm someone to do something
it wouldn’t harm someone to do something mainly spoken phrase
used for saying what you think someone should do, especially when you are angry

It wouldn’t harm you to listen once in a while!

Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym
Main entry: harm

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • it wouldn't harm someone to do something — mainly spoken used for saying what you think someone should do, especially when you are angry It wouldn t harm you to listen once in a while! …   English dictionary

  • harm — harm1 [ harm ] noun uncount ** injury, damage, or problems caused by something you do: projects that lead to environmental harm do/cause (someone) harm: The occasional piece of candy doesn t do you any harm. The new law is likely to do… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • harm — I UK [hɑː(r)m] / US [hɑrm] noun [uncountable] ** injury, damage, or problems caused by something that you do projects that lead to environmental harm do/cause (someone) harm: Eating sweets occasionally doesn t do children any harm. The new law is …   English dictionary

  • harm — harm1 S3 [ha:m US ha:rm] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: hearm] 1.) damage, injury, or trouble caused by someone s actions or by an event ▪ Modern farming methods have done considerable harm to the countryside. ▪ Socks that are too tight can cause… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • harm — 1 noun (U) 1 damage, injury, or trouble caused by someone s actions or by an event: do harm to: Modern farming methods have done considerable harm to the countryside. | do more harm than good (=cause even more problems rather than improving the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Warning someone — There are several ways of warning someone not to do something. In conversation, you can say I wouldn t ... if I were you . I wouldn t drink that if I were you. A weaker way of warning is to say I don t think you should... or I don t think you… …   Useful english dictionary

  • warning someone — There are several ways of warning someone not to do something. In conversation, you can say I wouldn t ... if I were you . I wouldn t drink that if I were you. A weaker way of warning is to say I don t think you should... or I don t think you… …   Useful english dictionary

  • do — do1 [ du ] (3rd person singular does [ weak dəz, strong dʌz ] ; past tense did [ dıd ] ; past participle done [ dʌn ] ) verb *** Do can be used in the following ways: as an auxiliary verb, especially for forming questions and negatives in the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • do — I UK [duː] / US [du] verb Word forms do : present tense I/you/we/they do he/she/it does strong UK [dʌz] / US weak UK [dəz] / US present participle doing past tense did UK [dɪd] / US past participle done UK [dʌn] / US *** Summary: Do can be used… …   English dictionary

  • cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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