| 单词 | no harm, no foul |
| 释义 | > as lemmasno harm, no foul no harm, no foul: (Basketball) used to express the principle that contact which does not impede an opponent does not constitute a foul; (hence more generally (chiefly U.S.)) used to indicate that a mistake or instance of misconduct should be excused if no real damage has been done.Compare no ——, no —— at no adj. 1d(a). ΚΠ 1954 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 21 Oct. 12/1 In Dr. Carlson's opinion if the rule ‘no harm, no foul’ were followed, a great game would be made greater. 1968 Des Moines (Iowa) Tribune 13 Feb. 13/1 Athletes..told of receiving free gifts, discounts, and part-time jobs from merchants... ‘I didn't think there's any real harm in what the merchants did... The merchants weren't underhanded about it.’ No harm, no foul. 2018 @Bronsays 20 Jan. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) My mistake... Late. Tired. I read it the wrong way, I guess. But no harm, no foul. We're good. < as lemmas |
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