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mean well
intend to help
To intend to do something kind or helpful, even if the result is not very good.
Hear it in real life
Why did Tom rearrange your desk?
He meant well and thought he was helping me organise it.
She can be a little direct, but she always means well.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She means good when she helps, even if it causes problems.
Say: She means well when she helps, even if it causes problems.
Use “mean well” to describe kind intentions; “mean good” is not the standard phrase.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
mean well; meant well; means well
Your turn: say it out loud
She can be a little direct, but she always means well.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
mean well
intend to help
“She can be a little direct, but she always means well.”
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