would it hurt

phrase

Used to point out that the interlocutor is failing to do something relatively easy that they should be doing.

“Would it hurt to say "please" once in a while?”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. rhetoricUsed to point out that the interlocutor is failing to do something relatively easy that they should be doing.

    Would it hurt to say "please" once in a while?

Translations

Finnish olisiko siitä liikaa vaivaa, jos
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APA

would it hurt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/would%20it%20hurt

MLA

“would it hurt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/would%20it%20hurt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “would it hurt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/would%20it%20hurt.

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