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Definition of something would not go amiss in English:
something would not go amiss
(also something would not come amiss)
phrase
British
The specified thing would be welcome and useful.
‘you look as if a good meal wouldn't go amiss’
‘A little more punch throughout would not go amiss and perhaps some erring on the side of abandon rather than correctness that may come in time.’
‘A few trees would not go amiss, to break up the expanses and provide a bit of cover, but trees feature rarely in Japanese architecture, which is a shame as when they do appear, they always look exceptionally fine.’
‘I think I'll be happy either way and a little extra vegging time wouldn't go amiss at this point.’
‘Which is something of a two-edged sword, in that, while I wouldn't wish to have a giant crashing down from above, a goose that lays golden eggs would not go amiss in these days of straightened circumstances.’
‘We have high ceilings, so a few Old Masters wouldn't go amiss, and I've quite a hankering for serious sculpture.’
‘In addition a little local knowledge would not go amiss, as the car park ‘floats’ on several metres of boggy ground.’
‘A new appetizer recipe for mussels would not go amiss.’
‘A clear indication of just how much further expansion costs are expected to drive this figure would not go amiss.’
‘I think a propaganda feed of our point of view would not go amiss though I doubt its popularity or capability.’
‘Perhaps that is yet to come I hope so - as a little more glamour in the area would not come amiss and 1492 certainly aspires to that.’