it doesn't hurt

idiom

: it helps
I know he's qualified for the job, but it doesn't hurt that the company president is his mother's best friend.

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“It doesn't hurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/it%20doesn%27t%20hurt. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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