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/hɑrm/- injury, damage, or problems caused by something that you do
projects that lead to environmental harm
do/cause (someone) harm:The occasional piece of candy doesn’t do you any harm.
The new law is likely to do irreparable harm in urban areas.
The “low levels” of cyanide in the river were sufficient to cause harm to aquatic life.
phrases
do more harm than good
in harm’s way
it wouldn’t do (someone) any harm
mainly spokenmean no harm
no harm comes to someone/something
or someone/something comes to no harm
no harm done
spokenout of harm’s way
there’s no harm in (doing) something
or something does no harm
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