what good
idiom
—used to say that one does not think that something is helpful, useful, or worth doing
What good is a college education when you can't get a job after you graduate?
What good does it do to bring an umbrella along if you are only going to leave it in the car?
I could try talking to him, but what good would that do/be? He has already made up his mind.
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After all, what good is sitting alone in your room?
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 July 2024
One of the sources said Miami also wants to see what good players become available in the trade market in the days and weeks ahead.
—Barry Jackson and, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024
Crucially, alongside these visions of what constitutes good care sit equally useful ideas about what good care is not.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2024
The Bears deserve credit for doing what good teams do.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 July 2024
One of the sources said Miami also wants to see what good players become available in the trade market in the days and weeks ahead.
—Barry Jackson and, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024
Crucially, alongside these visions of what constitutes good care sit equally useful ideas about what good care is not.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2024
The Bears deserve credit for doing what good teams do.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for what good
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“What good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20good. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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