to do harm to something
41lay a finger on something — lay a finger on (someone/something) to touch or harm someone or something. Honestly, I never laid a finger on him, he just fell over. (usually negative) If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I ll break your arm! …
42take it out on someone or something — tv. o punish or harm someone or something because one is angry or disturbed about something. □ I’m sorry about your difficulty, but don’t take it out on me. □ Don’t take it out on the cat …
43it never hurts to do something — phrase used for saying that something helps or cannot harm a situation It never hurts to ask. Thesaurus: safe and harmlesssynonym Main entry: hurt …
44No harm, no foul — is an expression derived from basketball. It expresses the idea that if an infraction upon the rules did not have any effect on the game, then it should not be counted as a foul. In slang, it means that if someone has done something theoretically …
45it wouldn't harm someone to do something — mainly spoken used for saying what you think someone should do, especially when you are angry It wouldn t harm you to listen once in a while! …
46mean no harm — to not intend to hurt, damage, or upset someone or something I didn t mean any harm: it was just a joke …
47cut a swath through something — cut a swath/swathe through (something) to cause a lot of destruction, death, or harm in a particular place or among a particular group of people. Violent electrical storms cut a swath through parts of the South yesterday. The AIDS epidemic has… …
48cut a swathe through something — cut a swath/swathe through (something) to cause a lot of destruction, death, or harm in a particular place or among a particular group of people. Violent electrical storms cut a swath through parts of the South yesterday. The AIDS epidemic has… …
49stop at nothing to do something — stop at nothing (to do (something)) to be willing to do anything to get what you want. She sets herself a goal and then stops at nothing to achieve it. Usage notes: often used in the form will stop at nothing: Those people will stop at nothing,… …
50it never hurts to do something — used for saying that something helps or cannot harm a situation It never hurts to ask …
