could do worse
idiom
—used to say that a particular choice, action, etc., is not a bad one
You could do worse than to vote for her.
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Mason Miller, newest Padre, could do worse than swapping 19 for 54, the number Goose Gossage retained after coming over from the Yankees and pitching his first San Diego club to the National League pennant.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
And the Patriots could do worse as a third option than Ben Brown.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions Anyone in Washington trying to understand the relationship between religion and politics in Turkey today could do worse than starting with a visit to the Smithsonian’s Sackler gallery.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2017
All stakeholders could do worse than consider Alexander Skarsgard’s offering of a Swedish James Bond, a superspy with all the requisite Bond trappings – tuxedo, licence to kill, way with the ladies – but with a particularly Scandinavian flair.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 3 May 2025
Critics of Nketiah and Kamada could do worse than look towards Mateta.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Gesicki was serviceable in 2024, and the team could do worse than rolling with the veteran in 2025.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Audiences nostalgic for ‘90s spy thrillers could do worse.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
And yes, Paramount+ could do worse than making Helen Mirren its corporate poster girl — like Chad Michael Murray in the early days of The WB.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
And the Patriots could do worse as a third option than Ben Brown.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions Anyone in Washington trying to understand the relationship between religion and politics in Turkey today could do worse than starting with a visit to the Smithsonian’s Sackler gallery.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2017
All stakeholders could do worse than consider Alexander Skarsgard’s offering of a Swedish James Bond, a superspy with all the requisite Bond trappings – tuxedo, licence to kill, way with the ladies – but with a particularly Scandinavian flair.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 3 May 2025
Critics of Nketiah and Kamada could do worse than look towards Mateta.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Gesicki was serviceable in 2024, and the team could do worse than rolling with the veteran in 2025.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Audiences nostalgic for ‘90s spy thrillers could do worse.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
And yes, Paramount+ could do worse than making Helen Mirren its corporate poster girl — like Chad Michael Murray in the early days of The WB.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Could do worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/could%20do%20worse. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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