what good

idiom

—used to say that one does not think that something is helpful, useful, or worth doing

What good is a college education when you can't get a job after you graduate?

What good does it do to bring an umbrella along if you are only going to leave it in the car?

I could try talking to him, but what good would that do/be? He has already made up his mind.

Examples of what good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But in deference to the Cavaliers, that’s what good teams can do, basically take the temperature of the game, measure what is needed, and then seize the moment when the moment needs to be seized. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2025

Showing what good teamwork looks like can encourage everyone else to raise their game. —Ryan Wong, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025

After all, what good would a revenge movie be if the revenge were sanctioned? —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025

Then again, what good are rights if the government doesn’t respect them? —Nisha Whitehead, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for what good

• allgood
• basswood
• beechwood
• bellwood
• birchwood
• boxwood
• boyhood
• brushwood
• childhood
• cordwood
• dogwood
• driftwood