No harm, no foul is an expression derived from
In slang, it means that if someone has done something theoretically "bad", but which had no ill effects in reality, then there should be no punishment for that deed. It is usually used to express forgiveness, being equivalent to the expression "no problem".
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no harm, no foul — there is no problem if no serious damage was done. In his excitement, he deleted all the files, but they were restored later from a backup copy no harm, no foul. Etymology: from the use of this phrase in basketball (= a sport) to say that if an… … New idioms dictionary
no harm, no foul — There s no problem when no harm or damage is done, such as the time my sister in law stole the name we d chosen for a boy and we both ended up having girls … The small dictionary of idiomes
no harm, no foul — noun Encapsulation of the idea that although technically a breach of some code or law may have occurred there is no need for punishment, apology or retribution if no actual damage occurred. He parked in my space but as I was away at the time: no… … Wiktionary
harm — [n] injury, evil abuse, banefulness, damage, deleteriousness, detriment, disservice, foul play*, hurt, ill, immorality, impairment, infliction, iniquity, loss, marring, mischance, mischief, misfortune, misuse, noxiousness, outrage, perniciousness … New thesaurus
foul up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. make a mess of, bungle, spoil, entangle; see botch , confuse . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, fumble, gum up, mess up,… … English dictionary for students
harm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deterioration, evil, dishonor, mischief, injury. v. damage, injure; desecrate, abuse, break. See malevolence, wrong. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Injury] Syn. hurt, infliction, impairment; see injury 1 . 2 … English dictionary for students
harm — n 1. harmfulness, injury, perniciousness, ill, woe, trauma, hurt, pain, torment, suffering, adversity; abuse, detriment, damage, defacement, destruction, waste, ruin, bane, havoc, loss, desolation; defilement, pollution, poisoning, contamination … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
fall foul of someone — fall foul of (someone) to upset someone, so that they do not like you and try to harm you. Officials who fall foul of the mayor find themselves exiled to the most boring departments … New idioms dictionary
fall foul of — (someone) to upset someone, so that they do not like you and try to harm you. Officials who fall foul of the mayor find themselves exiled to the most boring departments … New idioms dictionary
Chick Hearn — Francis Dayle Chick Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster. Known primarily as the long time play by play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, the legendary Hearn is… … Wikipedia
