to some purpose

To some significant amount of usefulness or utility. I'm just glad to be putting this degree to some purpose after all these years. I'd be more enthusiastic about these meetings if I thought they were to some purpose other than to tick a box for HR.

to little/good/some/no ˈpurpose

(formal) with little, good, etc. result or effect: Another meeting was held, to little purpose. ♢ She had used the profits to good purpose and upgraded their software.

See also: good, little, no, purpose, to

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to little purpose
to no purpose
What's the point (of something)?
be (as) fresh as a daisy
be a hit with (someone)
be/make a hit with somebody
pass (one's) expiry date
pass (one's) sell-by date
pass your sell-by date
get carried away with (someone or something)

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to no avail
to no effect
to no end
to no purpose
to one's face
to one's heart's content
to one's name
to oneself
to pieces
to put it another way
to put it mildly
to put it simply
to rights
to save (one's) life
to save life
to save one's life
to save your life
to say nothing of
to say nothing of (someone or something)
to say nothing of something
to say the least
to shout about
to small purpose
to some degree
to some extent
to some purpose
to somebody's advantage
to somebody's face
to somebody's liking
to somebody's satisfaction
to someone's face
to spare
to speak of
to start with
to taste
to tell (you) the truth
to tell the truth
to that effect
to that end
to the (four) wind(s)
to the backbone
to the best of
to the best of (one's) ability
to the best of (one's) belief
to the best of (one's) knowledge
to the best of (something)
to the best of ability
to the best of your belief/knowledge
to the bitter end
to the bone
to the bone(s)
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to snake a drain
to snake drains
To snake one's toilet
to snake the drain
to snake through
to snake through it
to snake through some place
to snake through something
To snap back
To snap off
to snap one's losing streak
to snatch
to snot
To snub a cable
to snub one's nose at
to snub one's nose at it
to snub one's nose at somebody
to snub one's nose at someone
to snub one's nose at something
to snub one's nose at them
To snuff out
to soak the rich
to sock
to soft-pedal
to soft-pedal it
to soft-pedal something
to soldier on
to some
to some degree
to some extent
to some purpose
to somebody's advantage
to somebody's better angels, listen
to somebody's body, listen
to somebody's dying day
to somebody's face
to somebody's fingertips
to somebody's heart's content
to somebody's heart's desire
to somebody's liking
to somebody's mind
to somebody's name
to somebody's satisfaction
to somebodys heart's desire
to someone between the eyes, hit
to someone in kind, respond
to someone right between the eyes, hit
To Someone Too Sweet To Sleep Alone
To Someone Too Sweet To Sleep Alone, So Move Over
to someone up, ring
to someone's advantage
to someone's better angels, listen
to someone's body, listen
to someone's dying day to dying day
to someone's face
to someone's fingertips
to someone's heart's content
to someone's heart's desire
to someone's hearts content
to someone's hearts desire
to someone's liking
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