not come/go amiss

idiom

British
: to be welcome, proper, helpful or appropriate
A little more encouragement would not come/go amiss.

Examples of not come/go amiss in a Sentence

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“Not come/go amiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20come%2Fgo%20amiss. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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