do more harm than good
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: be more harmful than helpful
He thinks the treatment may do more harm than good.
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These types of simplistic illustrations do more harm than good.
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Dan Danford, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
The next step is to optimize the composition of the gut biome to reduce pathogenic bacteria and parasites that do more harm than good and get a high diversity of good bacteria.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
But co-founder of the Alliance for Constructive Ethnic Studies, Kaplan, said the model stands to do more harm than good in the long run.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
Without this level of investment, many development projects can do more harm than good to our communities.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
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Dan Danford, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
The next step is to optimize the composition of the gut biome to reduce pathogenic bacteria and parasites that do more harm than good and get a high diversity of good bacteria.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
But co-founder of the Alliance for Constructive Ethnic Studies, Kaplan, said the model stands to do more harm than good in the long run.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
Without this level of investment, many development projects can do more harm than good to our communities.
—Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
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