only do so much

(To) offer only slight or partial benefit or improvement. Tidying up your paragraphs would only do so much, since your essay topic on the whole has some fundamental problems. Your willingness to negotiate will only do so much with my constituents. They won't be satisfied until significant changes are made to the legislation.

词组	only do so much
释义	only do so much only do so much (To) offer only slight or partial benefit or improvement. Tidying up your paragraphs would only do so much, since your essay topic on the whole has some fundamental problems. Your willingness to negotiate will only do so much with my constituents. They won't be satisfied until significant changes are made to the legislation. See also: much Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: to a limited extent to an extent to some degree to some extent to...extent extent to a certain degree to a certain extent to a degree no deal
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