it wouldn't hurt (something) (to do something)
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it won't hurt (something) (to do something) — it won t/wouldn t ˈhurt (sb/sth) (to do sth) idiom used to say that sb should do a particular thing • It wouldn t hurt you to help with the housework occasionally. Main entry: ↑hurtidiom … Useful english dictionary
it wouldn't hurt (somebody) (to do something) — it won t/wouldn t ˈhurt (sb/sth) (to do sth) idiom used to say that sb should do a particular thing • It wouldn t hurt you to help with the housework occasionally. Main entry: ↑hurtidiom … Useful english dictionary
hurt — hurt1 [ hɜrt ] (past tense and past participle hurt) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to cause physical pain or injury: You re hurting my arm! These new boots hurt. hurt yourself doing something: Don t hurt yourself exercising. a ) to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hurt — hurt1 W3S2 [hə:t US hə:rt] v past tense and past participle hurt ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(injure somebody)¦ 2¦(feel pain)¦ 3¦(cause pain)¦ 4¦(insult somebody)¦ 5¦(bad effect)¦ 6 be hurting 7 something won t/doesn t hurt ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; … Dictionary of contemporary English
hurt — I UK [hɜː(r)t] / US [hɜrt] verb Word forms hurt : present tense I/you/we/they hurt he/she/it hurts present participle hurting past tense hurt past participle hurt *** 1) [intransitive] to feel pain somewhere in your body Fred s knees hurt after… … English dictionary
hurt — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦ hurts, hurting, hurt 1) VERB If you hurt yourself or hurt a part of your body, you feel pain because you have injured yourself. [V pron refl] Yasin had seriously hurt himself while trying to escape from the police... [V n] He … English dictionary
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hurt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. damage, pain, ache, injury, wound, bruise, offense; loss, harm; distress, grief. v. ache, pain, throb; injure, wound; damage, harm; offend, distress, grieve, bruise. See malevolence, deterioration,… … English dictionary for students
it doesn't hurt to do something — it doesn t hurt to (do something) it is an advantage to do or have something. It doesn t hurt to take a look at what you ve done and see if it could be improved. It doesn t hurt to have a group of talented, educated people living in your… … New idioms dictionary
it doesn't hurt to — (do something) it is an advantage to do or have something. It doesn t hurt to take a look at what you ve done and see if it could be improved. It doesn t hurt to have a group of talented, educated people living in your community. Usage notes:… … New idioms dictionary
