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  • 1it doesn't hurt to — (do something) it is an advantage to do or have something. It doesn t hurt to take a look at what you ve done and see if it could be improved. It doesn t hurt to have a group of talented, educated people living in your community. Usage notes:… …

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  • 2it doesn't hurt to do something — it doesn t hurt to (do something) it is an advantage to do or have something. It doesn t hurt to take a look at what you ve done and see if it could be improved. It doesn t hurt to have a group of talented, educated people living in your… …

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  • 3hurt — hurt1 W3S2 [hə:t US hə:rt] v past tense and past participle hurt ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(injure somebody)¦ 2¦(feel pain)¦ 3¦(cause pain)¦ 4¦(insult somebody)¦ 5¦(bad effect)¦ 6 be hurting 7 something won t/doesn t hurt ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; …

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  • 4hurt — I UK [hɜː(r)t] / US [hɜrt] verb Word forms hurt : present tense I/you/we/they hurt he/she/it hurts present participle hurting past tense hurt past participle hurt *** 1) [intransitive] to feel pain somewhere in your body Fred s knees hurt after… …

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  • 5hurt — hurt1 [ hɜrt ] (past tense and past participle hurt) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to cause physical pain or injury: You re hurting my arm! These new boots hurt. hurt yourself doing something: Don t hurt yourself exercising. a ) to… …

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  • 6hurt — 1 verb past tense and past participle hurt 1 (I, T) if a part of your body hurts, you feel pain in it: My back hurts. | it hurts: Where does it hurt? | hurt sb: My shoulder s really hurting me. | hurt like hell (=hurt very much) 2 (T) if you hurt …

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  • 7hurt*/*/*/ — [hɜːt] (past tense and past participle hurt) verb I 1) to feel pain somewhere in your body Fred s knees hurt after skiing all day.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to cause someone physical pain or injury You re hurting my arm![/ex] These new boots hurt.[/ex] Don t …

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  • 8what you don’t know can’t hurt you — 1576 G. PETTIE Petit Palace 168 Why should I seeke to take him in it?.. So long as I know it not, it hurteth mee not. 1908 E. WALTER Easiest Way III. 66 What a fellow doesn’t know doesn’t hurt him, and he’ll love you just the same. 1979 ‘S.… …

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  • 9something will not hurt — something will not/does not/cannot/hurt spoken phrase used for saying that something helps or cannot harm a situation One more drink won’t hurt. somethi …

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  • 10something does not hurt — something will not/does not/cannot/hurt spoken phrase used for saying that something helps or cannot harm a situation One more drink won’t hurt. somethi …

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