do more harm than good

phrase

: be more harmful than helpful

He thinks the treatment may do more harm than good.

Examples of do more harm than good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Locating bird baths right in the sunniest spot in your yard during the summer can do more harm than good. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2026

In fact, moving some plants outside during the summer can do more harm than good. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 21 July 2026

But some education advocates and community members worry that such extreme leadership turnover can do more harm than good. — Samuel O’Neal 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026

In addition to teaching me that a job surrounded by pretty clothes would do more harm than good for my bank account, that job also gave me my first lesson in the rule of three. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for do more harm than good

• adulthood
• babyhood
• brotherhood
• cottonwood
• fatherhood
• firewood
• fuelwood
• hardihood
• ironwood
• leatherwood
• likelihood
• livelihood