what good

phrase

—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

The coder who understands what good output looks like is far more valuable than someone who can only write the code itself. — Owen Fitzpatrick, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

The professionals still know what good looks like, still understand the trade-offs, and still recognize when the AI has produced garbage. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026

The targets firms have been working toward no longer reflect what good performance actually looks like. — Mark Orttung, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Kaplan, who would go on to serve as a director on a number of in-development projects for MTV, including Daria, credits that exchange with Judge for instilling in her what good work could do. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for what good

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• basswood
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• driftwood