do harm
duː hɑːrm
did harmdone harm
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Definition of do harm - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

hurt or damagecause injury, damage, or negative effects to someone or something
  • You should not do harm to others.
  • Pollution can do harm to the environment.
  • Lies can do harm to relationships.
damage injure
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Expressions with harm

harm's wayn.
state or place where injury or danger is possible
Firefighters ran into harm's way to save the family.
no harm doneadj.
no serious damage or injury happened
It's okay, no harm done.
out of harm's wayadv.
in a safe place away from danger
The children were moved out of harm's way during the storm.
the harm's done nowexp.
some damage has already occurred and can't be undone
We can't fix it; the harm's done now.
there's no harm inprep.
reassure that an action won't cause problems
There's no harm in checking your work twice..
come to no harmv.
avoid experiencing damage or trouble
Despite the storm, the boat came to no harm.

Terms related to do harm

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Terms with do harm included in their meaning

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green energyn.
environmentally friendly
energy from natural sources that do not harm the environment
risk one's lifev.
dangerous action
do something that could cause death or serious harm
run a riskv.
danger action
do something that could cause harm or loss
take evasive actionv.
safety
do something to avoid danger or harm
make reparationv.
compensation
do something to fix harm or pay for a wrong
nourish a viper in one's bosomv.
idiomatic harm
do acts of kindness that cause harm through ingratitude
take precautions againstv.
safety
do protective actions early to reduce possible harm from something

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  1. French:faire du mal, ...
  2. German:Schaden zufügen, ...
  3. Italian:nuocere, ...
  4. Spanish:hacer daño, ...
  5. Portuguese:fazer mal, ...
  6. Chinese:伤害, ...
  7. Japanese:害を与える, ...
  8. Arabic:أَضَرَّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהַזִּיק, ...
  10. Russian:причинять вред, ...
  11. Ukrainian:завдавати шкоди, ...
  12. Hindi:नुकसान पहुँचाना, ...

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