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

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to little purpose
to no purpose
excited about (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 name
to name (but) a few
to name a few
to no avail
to no effect
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 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 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 contrary
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to sleep on something
to slice the pie
To slight off
To slip a cable
To slip off
To slip on
To slip the cable
To slip the collar
To smell a rat
To smell a rat
to smell fishy
To smell of the lamp
To smell of the shop
To smell out
to smell to high heaven
To smite hip and thigh
To smite off
To smite out
To smite with the tongue
to smoke like a chimney
to smoke someone/something out
To smoke the pipe of peace
To snake one's toilet
To snap back
To snap off
To snub a cable
To snuff out
to some
to some degree
to some extent
to some purpose
to somebody's advantage
to somebody's dying day
to somebody's face
to somebody's heart's content
to somebody's heart's desire
to somebody's liking
to somebody's name
to somebody's satisfaction
to somebodys heart's desire
To Someone Too Sweet To Sleep Alone
To Someone Too Sweet To Sleep Alone, So Move Over
to someone's advantage
to someone's dying day to dying day
to someone's face
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
to someone's name
to someone's satisfaction
To sound in
To sound the charge
To sow one's wild oats
To sow one's wild oats
to spare
to spare
to spare
To spare one's self
to speak
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