do justice to

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: 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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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 Some would say that Fear the Spotlight is an entry level horror game, but that doesn’t really do justice to the aesthetic and mechanical design choices on display. —

Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024 The above slash lines don’t even do justice to his maturation at the plate. —

Dan Freedman, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Tom Holland says a fourth Spider-Man movie would need to 'do justice to the character' Reynolds seemed equally interested in testing out the webslinger's healing factor. —

EW.com, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for do justice to

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