- (to) be said for doing something
- there's [much/a lot etc.] to be said for (something/doing something)
something that you say which means that something has a lot of advantages.
There's a lot to be said for living alone.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(to) be said for doing something
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there's much to be said for doing something — there s [much/a lot etc.] to be said for (something/doing something) something that you say which means that something has a lot of advantages. There s a lot to be said for living alone … New idioms dictionary
there's a lot to be said for doing something — there s [much/a lot etc.] to be said for (something/doing something) something that you say which means that something has a lot of advantages. There s a lot to be said for living alone … New idioms dictionary
there's ... to be said for doing something — there s [much/a lot etc.] to be said for (something/doing something) something that you say which means that something has a lot of advantages. There s a lot to be said for living alone … New idioms dictionary
there's something much to be said for doing something — there s something, not much, etc. to be said for sth/doing sth idiom there are/are not good reasons for doing sth, believing sth or agreeing with sth Main entry: ↑sayidiom … Useful english dictionary
there's not much to be said for doing something — there s something, not much, etc. to be said for sth/doing sth idiom there are/are not good reasons for doing sth, believing sth or agreeing with sth Main entry: ↑sayidiom … Useful english dictionary
make amends (to somebody) (for for doing something) — make amends (to sb) (for sth/for doing sth) idiom to do sth for sb in order to show that you are sorry for sth wrong or unfair that you have done Syn: ↑make up for something • She tried to make amends for what she had said to her mother by buying … Useful english dictionary
I don't blame you (for doing something) — I don t ˈblame you/her, etc. (for doing sth) idiom (informal) used to say that you think that what sb did was reasonable and the right thing to do • ‘I just slammed the phone down when he said that.’ ‘I don t blame you!’ Main entry: ↑blameidiom … Useful english dictionary
I don't blame her (for doing something) — I don t ˈblame you/her, etc. (for doing sth) idiom (informal) used to say that you think that what sb did was reasonable and the right thing to do • ‘I just slammed the phone down when he said that.’ ‘I don t blame you!’ Main entry: ↑blameidiom … Useful english dictionary
there's a not much to be said for something — there’s something/a lot/not much etc to be said for something phrase used for saying that there are some/many/few etc advantages in doing something There’s something to be said for his approach to the problem. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing… … Useful english dictionary
there's something lot much to be said for something — there’s something/a lot/not much etc to be said for something phrase used for saying that there are some/many/few etc advantages in doing something There’s something to be said for his approach to the problem. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing… … Useful english dictionary
