WHAT'S THE GOOD OF Definition & Meaning

what's the good of

Also, what's the use of. What purpose or advantage is there in, as in What's the good of crying when you can't do anything about it? or What's the use of getting a doctorate in philosophy when you won't be able to get a job afterward? This idiom was first recorded in 1701.

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He added: "What's the good of me causing my wife serious harm? I've got no-one - no brothers, no sisters, no aunts, no uncles. Without my wife, I'm finished."

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“But I can’t. I’ve got to work — work all the time. … What’s the good of books and poems? I don’t get any time to read. If I should stop for awhile everything would go to smash; things would boil over and burn.”

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For a major nonprofit cultural institution, what’s the good of that?

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So I think people get a misguided idea of what’s the good of a poll if it’s not perfect, if it’s not proven to be perfect.

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“What’s the good of wondering and pondering and wasting time thinking about it,” said Tannehill, who has a 5-5 record and missed five starts with an injured right throwing shoulder.

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sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, what's what's the idea

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