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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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 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 See all Example Sentences for do justice to

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