what good is

Meaning

what good is

Alternative form of what's the good of
You poured more oil into the leaking oil tank? What good is that?

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Examples

What good is it if the Eucharistic table is overloaded with golden chalices when your brother is dying of hunger. Start by satisfying his hunger and then with what is left you may adorn the altar as well. John Chrysostom

Of what good is democracy if it is not for the poor? Ferdinand Marcos

What do you want to do with the [Communist] Party? A racing stable? What good is it to sharpen a knife every day if you never use it for slicing? A party is never more than a means. There is only one objective: power. Jean-Paul Sartre

What good is giving sugar to the dead? Hindi Proverb

What good is a something big that is still needed to be searched, if there is something small that is in your hands? Filipino Proverb

What good is grass when the horse is already dead? Filipino Proverb

Words in the phrase

what good is

Close letter words and terms

what gives what goes what goes on what has become of what has someone done what hath God wrought