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it doesn't hurt to

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it doesn't hurt to do something also it doesn't hurt to have 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: hurt


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EXPLORE JOB OPENINGS It doesn't hurt to start looking at what is available on the job market.
And certainly it doesn't hurt to have as well stocked a collection of emergency medical supplies on hand as you can afford.
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