to do harm to something
51leave someone/something to the mercy of — expose someone or something to a situation of probable danger or harm the forest is left to the mercy of the loggers …
52number needed to harm — noun The number, statistically, of people who are exposed to something in order that one of them experience some adverse effect thereof. Syn: NNH …
53no harm done — spoken used for telling someone not to worry about something that they have done, because nothing bad has happened as a result …
54keep someone from something — 1 he could hardly keep himself from laughing: PREVENT, stop, restrain, hold back. 2 keep them from harm: PRESERVE, protect, keep safe, guard, shield, shelter …
55(to) the detriment of something — to the detriment of sb/sth | to sb/sth s detriment idiom resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth • He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health. Main entry: ↑detrimentidiom …
56(to) something's detriment — to the detriment of sb/sth | to sb/sth s detriment idiom resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth • He was engrossed in his job to the detriment of his health. Main entry: ↑detrimentidiom …
57kill something with kindness — ˌkill sb/sth with ˈkindness idiom to be so kind to sb/sth that you in fact harm them Main entry: ↑killidiom …
58without detriment (to something) — without detriment (to sb/sth) idiom not resulting in harm or damage to sb/sth • This tax cannot be introduced without detriment to people s living standards. Main entry: ↑detrimentidiom …
59damage — ▪ I. damage dam‧age 1 [ˈdæmɪdʒ] noun 1. [uncountable] a bad effect on something that makes it weaker or less successful: damage to • The result of this policy will be severe damage to the British economy. 2. [uncountable] physical harm caused to… …
60damage — dam|age1 W2S2 [ˈdæmıdʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(physical harm)¦ 2¦(emotional harm)¦ 3¦(bad effect)¦ 4 damages 5 the damage is done 6 what s the damage? ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: dam damage , from Latin damnum; …
