go amiss
English
Verb
- To be unhelpful or inappropriate: usually used in the negative, as "not go amiss", to express that something would be welcome or useful.
- A nice cup of tea wouldn't go amiss.
References
- “not go amiss” in the Collins English Dictionary
- “amiss” (US) / “amiss” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “something would not go amiss” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.
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