it doesn't hurt to do something

it doesn't hurt to do something
it doesn't hurt to (do something) it is an advantage to do or have something.

It doesn't hurt to take a look at what you've done and see if it could be improved.

It doesn't hurt to have a group of talented, educated people living in your community.

Usage notes: also used in the forms it couldn't hurt, it wouldn't hurt, or it can't hurt, or in the form of a question, would it hurt, all with the meaning that doing or having something would be an advantage

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • it doesn't hurt to — (do something) it is an advantage to do or have something. It doesn t hurt to take a look at what you ve done and see if it could be improved. It doesn t hurt to have a group of talented, educated people living in your community. Usage notes:… …   New idioms dictionary

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  • something cannot hurt — something will not/does not/cannot/hurt spoken phrase used for saying that something helps or cannot harm a situation One more drink won’t hurt. somethi …   Useful english dictionary

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