do justice to

idiom

: to treat or show (something or someone) in a way that is as good as it should be

Words could never do justice to her beauty.

The movie does not do justice to the book.

a brief summary that does not do justice to the complexity of this issue

Examples of do justice to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is to the good, but his massive volume still doesn’t manage to do justice to a man who lived a legendary life and changed the 20th century. —The Editors, National Review, 2 June 2025

To capture these real life legends on camera and on film and do justice to their individual stories for a range of audiences--from life-long fans to newcomers--is also the feat of a making a feature-length film, and yet the end result is over in the blink of an eye. —Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

But this watery pop gospel doesn’t begin to do justice to that influence. —Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025

Producer Graham King revealed that the Michael Jackson biopic would include 30 songs and have a lengthy run time in order to do justice to the late pop star’s story. —Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for do justice to

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• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
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• anew
• askew
• baboo
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• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou