Idiom idiom
do justice
Meaning
To allow to be apprehended in its full scope.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This photo does not do justice to the beautiful view.”
“The movie was good, but it failed to do justice to the original book.”
“The artist struggled to capture the sunset, feeling that no amount of paint could truly do justice to the vibrant colors of the sky.”
Anchors to
Last updated August 10, 2026