# what's the good of

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/whats-the-good-of
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

What is the purpose or advantage of

## Examples

- What's the good of worrying about things you can't change?
- He looked at the broken bike and asked, 'What's the good of fixing it if it breaks again every month?'
- Surveying the ruins of his father's orchard, now barren from drought, he muttered bitterly, 'What's the good of planting trees that will not live to bear fruit?'

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