have much to commend it

idiom

formal
: to be a good thing in many ways
Their theory has much to commend it.

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“Have much to commend it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20much%20to%20commend%20it. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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