do (someone) a world/lot of good
idiom
: to be very useful to or helpful for (someone)
The visit with her grandchildren did her a world/lot of good.
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Jones says that while drones can do a lot of good, there has been an uptick in drones being used for nefarious purposes.
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Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Washing clothes, dusting surfaces, spraying down furniture with linen spray, and disinfecting your bathrooms all do a world of good for lifting the air in your home.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
Even a little progress, moreover, will do a lot of good for millions of people.
—Landry Signé, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2018
Even a return to 13-episode seasons being the industry norm — rather than 10, eight, or even six — would do a lot of good.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
To be clear: nonprofits do a lot of good, both in the US and abroad.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 10 July 2024
Not to mention that SPF 40 can do a world of good in filtering blue light from your computer as well by adding another layer of protection to the skin.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
Instead, Jafar argued the merely transitioning to a less carbon-intensive fossil fuel can do a lot of good on the emissions front.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
The recent Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina that struck down affirmative-action admission policies in higher education will do a lot of good in other areas of American society as well.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 9 Nov. 2023
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Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Washing clothes, dusting surfaces, spraying down furniture with linen spray, and disinfecting your bathrooms all do a world of good for lifting the air in your home.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
Even a little progress, moreover, will do a lot of good for millions of people.
—Landry Signé, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2018
Even a return to 13-episode seasons being the industry norm — rather than 10, eight, or even six — would do a lot of good.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
To be clear: nonprofits do a lot of good, both in the US and abroad.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 10 July 2024
Not to mention that SPF 40 can do a world of good in filtering blue light from your computer as well by adding another layer of protection to the skin.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
Instead, Jafar argued the merely transitioning to a less carbon-intensive fossil fuel can do a lot of good on the emissions front.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
The recent Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina that struck down affirmative-action admission policies in higher education will do a lot of good in other areas of American society as well.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 9 Nov. 2023
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