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it doesn't hurt to

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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 community.
Usage notes: also used in the forms it couldn't hurt, it wouldn't hurt, or it can't hurt, or in the form of a question, would it hurt, all with the meaning that doing or having something would be an advantage
See also: doesn't, hurt

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With December futures in the mid-$50s, it doesn't hurt to think about price protection for next fall, he says.
And it doesn't hurt to mention on the invoice that the subscription includes the number of free issues promised in the promotion.
And while they say this paragraph would most likely be edited out if it were going from a press release to newsprint, they admit it doesn't hurt to throw a bit of sweet "fluff" their way now and again
 
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