to good, little, etc. effect

to good effect

In an effective manner or to an effective degree. The director uses humor to good effect, adding some much-needed levity to the stark drama of the story.

to little effect

In an ineffective or lackluster way; achieving only a minimal result or amount of progress. The candidate has been lashing out at the incumbent president's actions, but to little effect—he is still trailing in the polls by nearly 25 points.

to good, little, etc. efˈfect

with a good, etc. result: Her talent as a dancer is shown to considerable effect in this new production.

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to good effect
take effect
move up a gear
step (it) up a gear
move (something) into a higher gear
step down
spent
a spent force
play (one's) cards well
make (something) count

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to burn
to cap it all (off)
to coin a phrase
to come
to crown it all
to cut a long story short
to date
to death
to die for
to distraction
to do with
to each his own
to each his/her/their own
to end all
to err is human
to err is human (to forgive is divine)
to err is human, to forgive divine
to everything there is a season
to face
to get eighty-sixed
to go
to God
to God/goodness/Heaven
to good effect
to good purpose
to good, little, etc. effect
to goodness
to ground
to hand
to have a hollow leg
to heart's content
to heaven
to heel
to hell and back
to hell and gone
to hell in a handbasket
to hell with
to hell with (someone or something)
to hell with somebody/something
To hell with that!
to kingdom come
to know (someone) is to love (someone)
to liking
to little avail
to little effect
to little purpose
to little/good/some/no purpose
to little/no avail
to look at (someone or something)
to look at somebody/something
to make a long story short
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to go up before
to go up before somebody
to go up before someone
to go up in front of
to go up in front of somebody
to go up in front of someone
to go wee
to go whatever way the wind blows
to go whichever way the wind blows
to go while the going is good
to go while the going's good
to go whole hog
to go with hat in hand to
to go with the territory
to go with the tried and true
to go/to be put through the mill
to go/to buy/to sell for a song
to go/to come/just along for the ride
to go/with hat in hand
To gobble up
to God
To God Be Glory
To God Be the Glory
To God the Glory
to God/goodness/Heaven
to good effect
to good purpose
to good purpose
to good purpose
to good purpose
to good, little, etc. effect
to goodness
To google
to gouge out
to grab 40 winks
to grab a bite
to grab a bite to eat
to grab forty winks
to grab some grub
to grab the bull by its horns
to grab the bull by the horns
to grant right of way
to grant right-of-way
to grant the right of way
to grant the right-of-way
To grapple with
To grasp at
to grasp at straws
to grasp the bull by its horns
to grasp the bull by the horns
to grayhound
To grease in the hand
to grease someone's palm/fist
to grease the palm of
to greyhound
to grind to a halt
to grit one's teeth
to ground
to ground
to ground
to ground
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