mean well

idiom

: to want to do good or helpful things : to have good intentions

He means well, but he's not really helping anyone.

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“Mean well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mean%20well. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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