not come amiss

not come amiss
not come/go aˈmiss idiom
(BrE) to be useful or pleasant in a particular situation

A little luck wouldn't go amiss right now!

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  • something would not come amiss — something would not go/come/amiss british phrase used for saying that something would be welcome, suitable, or useful An apology wouldn’t go amiss. Thesaurus: to be good enough or as good as expectedsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • not go amiss — (not) go amiss British, American & Australian, informal, British & Australian, informal if something would not go amiss, it would be useful and might help to improve a situation. A word of apology would not go amiss. (usually in conditional… …   New idioms dictionary

  • not go amiss — To be beneficial or advantageous • • • Main Entry: ↑amiss * * * not come/go aˈmiss idiom (BrE) to be useful or pleasant in a particular situation • A little luck wouldn t go amiss right now! …   Useful english dictionary

  • not go (or come) amiss — Brit. be welcome and useful. → the Amish …   English new terms dictionary

  • not come/go amiss — BE WELCOME, be appropriate, be useful. → amiss …   Useful english dictionary

  • something would not go amiss — something would not go/come/amiss british phrase used for saying that something would be welcome, suitable, or useful An apology wouldn’t go amiss. Thesaurus: to be good enough or as good as expectedsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • amiss — [[t]əmɪ̱s[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong. Their instincts warned them something was amiss... Something is radically amiss in our health care system. Syn: wrong 2) PHRASE: V… …   English dictionary

  • amiss — /əˈmɪs / (say uh mis) adverb 1. out of the proper course or order; in a faulty manner; wrongly: * Yes, yes; we both wanted to make our own of her, and I think we did not do amiss, considering –catherine helen spence, 1867. –adjective 2. (used… …  

  • amiss — a|miss1 [əˈmıs] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: miss mistake, failure ] if something is amiss, there is a problem = ↑wrong ▪ Elsa continued as if nothing was amiss. amiss with/in ▪ There s something amiss in their relationship.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • amiss — 1 adverb 1 sth would not come/go amiss informal used to say that something would be suitable or useful in a situation: A cup of tea wouldn t go amiss. 2 take sth amiss to feel upset or offended about something that someone has said or done 2… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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