for the good of
idiom
: in order to help (someone or something)
She did it for the good of the community.
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That interference escalated into a full-scale regulatory crackdown, in which the government portrayed the tech sector as a force that needed to be reined in for the good of society.
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WIRED, 15 June 2023
To remind coaches to stop catering only to players who are college prospects and start paying more attention to those who show up on time every day to practice, get A’s on their report cards and are ready to run through a brick wall for the good of the team.
—Eric Sondheimer
columnist
follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
Shiri Appleby plays Rachel, a young producer urged by her boss (Constance Zimmer) to put her morality aside for the good of the show.
—Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 13 Dec. 2022
Yesh Atid party along with some of the smaller ones, excluding Ben-Gvir and his guys, for the good of the nation.
—Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
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WIRED, 15 June 2023
To remind coaches to stop catering only to players who are college prospects and start paying more attention to those who show up on time every day to practice, get A’s on their report cards and are ready to run through a brick wall for the good of the team.
—Eric Sondheimer
columnist
follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
Shiri Appleby plays Rachel, a young producer urged by her boss (Constance Zimmer) to put her morality aside for the good of the show.
—Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 13 Dec. 2022
Yesh Atid party along with some of the smaller ones, excluding Ben-Gvir and his guys, for the good of the nation.
—Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
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“For the good of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20the%20good%20of. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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