do justice to
idiom
: to treat or show (something or someone) in a way that is as good as it should be
Words could never do justice to her beauty.
The movie does not do justice to the book.
a brief summary that does not do justice to the complexity of this issue
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Indeed, two Emmys, three BAFTA TV awards and a Golden Globe don’t really do justice to a career for someone considered one of England’s finest.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
Bringing out the Dickensian maxim about the worst of times abutting the best hardly begins to do justice to such an abrupt reversal of fortune.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025
The decision to split Wicked into two films was made to do justice to the depth and complexity of the original story.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Footage from Michael was shared at CinemaCon in April, where King revealed that the movie will include 30 songs and have a lengthy run time, in order to do justice to Jackson’s story.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
Bringing out the Dickensian maxim about the worst of times abutting the best hardly begins to do justice to such an abrupt reversal of fortune.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Jan. 2025
The decision to split Wicked into two films was made to do justice to the depth and complexity of the original story.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Footage from Michael was shared at CinemaCon in April, where King revealed that the movie will include 30 songs and have a lengthy run time, in order to do justice to Jackson’s story.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Do justice to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20justice%20to. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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