词汇 | do more harm than good |
释义 | Idiom do more harm than good to be damaging rather than helpful.Giving children too much freedom often does more harm than good. Usage notes: usually said about things that are intended to be helpful but do not have a good result do more harm than goodTo exacerbate the problem, rather than making it better, often in the process of trying to help. I'm worried that I did more harm than good by applying that tourniquet by myself. I should have just waited for the paramedics to get here. Doug means well, but he usually does more harm than good when he tries to help with the sorting. |
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