not come amiss

To be helpful and appreciated. An extra pair of hands in the kitchen would not come amiss, you know.

not come/go aˈmiss

(British English) be useful or pleasant in a particular situation: A little luck wouldn’t go amiss right now!

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Some of the crowd scenes appear a little underpopulated, and the comparatively small expenditure on a few sword-carrying or kerchief-waving extras would not come amiss.

STEVENSON'S CLEO SAILS

Of course, I would hate it if every ballet told of, say, Lizzie Borden or Petrouchka, but once in a while, surely, a story ballet would not come amiss.

The bard dances

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