What good is (doing) (something)?

What good is (doing) (something)?

What reason is there to have, use, or do something? What purpose or advantage does something or some action serve? What good is calculus if I'm planning on pursuing a history major in college? What good is making your bed each morning when you're just going to mess up the sheets again at night?
See also: good, what
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a horse of another
  • a horse of another color
  • a horse of another colour
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • a/the feel of (something)
  • a straw will show which way the wind blows
  • a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • all right
  • (you) wanna make something of it?