could do worse
idiom
—used to say that a particular choice, action, etc., is not a bad one
You could do worse than to vote for her.
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The subtitle-averse could do worse than the faithful American remake, Quarantine.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Those include around 2 million international visitors, many from the U.S. and the U.K.
Those looking to escape the crowds around the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower could do worse than check out Amélie on the big screen.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Mark your calendar There are no guarantees in life, or in baseball, but the Tigers could do worse than their pitching matchups this week against the Twins in Minnesota, in the three-game series that starts Tuesday.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
As for Taiwan, the superpowers could do worse than to dust off their old promise, hammered out by Kissinger, to agree to disagree.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
The party could do worse than be led by someone with the character and convictions of Mike Pence, and probably will.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Sep. 2023
Anyone in Washington trying to understand the relationship between religion and politics in Turkey today could do worse than starting with a visit to the Smithsonian’s Sackler gallery.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2017
If the Bruins are offloading a contract like his, Hall could do worse than helping a young superstar shed his training wheels.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
Biden could do worse than to follow the pope’s moral leadership on climate.
—Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 2 June 2023
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 30 July 2024
Those include around 2 million international visitors, many from the U.S. and the U.K.
Those looking to escape the crowds around the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower could do worse than check out Amélie on the big screen.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Mark your calendar There are no guarantees in life, or in baseball, but the Tigers could do worse than their pitching matchups this week against the Twins in Minnesota, in the three-game series that starts Tuesday.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
As for Taiwan, the superpowers could do worse than to dust off their old promise, hammered out by Kissinger, to agree to disagree.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
The party could do worse than be led by someone with the character and convictions of Mike Pence, and probably will.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Sep. 2023
Anyone in Washington trying to understand the relationship between religion and politics in Turkey today could do worse than starting with a visit to the Smithsonian’s Sackler gallery.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2017
If the Bruins are offloading a contract like his, Hall could do worse than helping a young superstar shed his training wheels.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
Biden could do worse than to follow the pope’s moral leadership on climate.
—Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 2 June 2023
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