what good
idiom
—used to say that one does not think that something is helpful, useful, or worth doing
What good is a college education when you can't get a job after you graduate?
What good does it do to bring an umbrella along if you are only going to leave it in the car?
I could try talking to him, but what good would that do/be? He has already made up his mind.
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But that’s the exact opposite of what good leadership requires.
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David A. Naylor, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
For that matter, what good is a government that betrays its own citizens?
—Nisha Whitehead, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
One idea is the classy pro will be thanked and released, that the Dolphins are doing what good organizations do in betting on second-rounder Patrick Paul.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
If natural language is the new operating interface, and agents the ones doing the shopping, what good are links anyway?
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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David A. Naylor, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
For that matter, what good is a government that betrays its own citizens?
—Nisha Whitehead, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025
One idea is the classy pro will be thanked and released, that the Dolphins are doing what good organizations do in betting on second-rounder Patrick Paul.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
If natural language is the new operating interface, and agents the ones doing the shopping, what good are links anyway?
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for what good
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“What good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20good. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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