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 blame, be
to boot
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 face
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 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
to my mind
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To go it blind
To go off half-cocked
To go off the hooks
To go on the stump
To go one's way
to go over the head of (a person
To go over to the majority
To go overboard
To go shares
To go the way of all the earth
To go through the mill
To go to meat
To go to pot
To go to rack
To go to sea
To go to the dogs
To go to the wall
To go to work
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 purpose
to good, little, etc. effect
to goodness
To grapple with
To grasp at
To grease in the hand
to grease the palm of
to ground
to ground
to ground
to ground
to ground
to ground
To grow out of
To grow up
To gulp up
to hand
to hand
to hand
to hand
to hand
to hand
To hand down
To hand over
To handle without gloves
To handle without mittens
To hang around
To hang back
To hang by the eyelids
To hang down
To hang fire
To hang in doubt
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