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road to hell is paved with good intentions Prov. People often mean well but do bad things. (Can be a strong rebuke, implying that the person you are addressing did something bad and his or her good intentions do not matter.) Jane: I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings; I only wanted to help you. Jane: Oh, yeah? The road to hell is paved with good intentions. with a view to doing something and with an eye to doing something with the intention of doing something. I came to this school with a view to getting a degree. The mayor took office with an eye to improving the town. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. something that you say which means people often intend to do good things but much of the time, they do not make the effort to do those things 'I kept meaning to visit her but I didn't get round to it.' 'The road to hell is paved with good intentions.' How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One other point that Sullivan completely ignores is that there are
many well-informed and -intentioned Americans who support gay rights and
equality broadly but have reservations about the specific issue of gay
marriage. |
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