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not amiss
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not bad — Synonyms and related words: OK, acceptable, adequate, admissible, all right, better than nothing, decent, fair, fairish, good enough, goodish, moderate, not amiss, not half bad, not so bad, okay, passable, presentable, pretty good, respectable,… … Moby Thesaurus
amiss — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not quite right; inappropriate. ► ADVERB ▪ wrongly or inappropriately. ● not go amiss Cf. ↑not go amiss ● take amiss Cf. ↑take amiss … English terms dictionary
not go amiss — (not) go amiss British, American & Australian, informal, British & Australian, informal if something would not go amiss, it would be useful and might help to improve a situation. A word of apology would not go amiss. (usually in conditional… … New idioms dictionary
Amiss — A*miss , adv. [Pref. a + miss.] Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. [1913 Webster] What error drives our eyes and ears amiss? Shak. [1913 Webster] Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James iv. 3. [1913 Webster] {To take (an act … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
not go amiss — To be beneficial or advantageous • • • Main Entry: ↑amiss * * * not come/go aˈmiss idiom (BrE) to be useful or pleasant in a particular situation • A little luck wouldn t go amiss right now! … Useful english dictionary
Amiss — A*miss ([.a]*m[i^]s ), a. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. Note: [Used only in the predicate.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
not go amiss — ► not go amiss be welcome and useful. Main Entry: ↑amiss … English terms dictionary
not go (or come) amiss — Brit. be welcome and useful. → the Amish … English new terms dictionary
not come amiss — not come/go aˈmiss idiom (BrE) to be useful or pleasant in a particular situation • A little luck wouldn t go amiss right now! Main entry: ↑amissidiom … Useful english dictionary
amiss — [[t]əmɪ̱s[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If you say that something is amiss, you mean there is something wrong. Their instincts warned them something was amiss... Something is radically amiss in our health care system. Syn: wrong 2) PHRASE: V… … English dictionary
amiss — a|miss1 [əˈmıs] adj [not before noun] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: miss mistake, failure ] if something is amiss, there is a problem = ↑wrong ▪ Elsa continued as if nothing was amiss. amiss with/in ▪ There s something amiss in their relationship.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
