"baat het niet, dan schaadt het niet" meaning in Dutch

See baat het niet, dan schaadt het niet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /baːt ət ni(t)dɑn sxaːt ət nit/
Etymology: Literally, “if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm [either]”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm 􂀿either􂁀}} “if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm [either]”, {{lit|if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm 􂀿either􂁀}} Literally, “if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm [either]” Head templates: {{head|nl|phrase}} baat het niet, dan schaadt het niet
  1. it can’t hurt; it’s worth a try
    Sense id: en-baat_het_niet,_dan_schaadt_het_niet-nl-phrase-ZF-0ZzZh Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm 􂀿either􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "“if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm [either]”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm 􂀿either􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm [either]”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm [either]”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "baat het niet, dan schaadt het niet",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it can’t hurt; it’s worth a try"
      ],
      "id": "en-baat_het_niet,_dan_schaadt_het_niet-nl-phrase-ZF-0ZzZh",
      "links": [
        [
          "hurt",
          "hurt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baːt ət ni(t)dɑn sxaːt ət nit/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baat het niet, dan schaadt het niet"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm 􂀿either􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "“if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm [either]”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm 􂀿either􂁀"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm [either]”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “if it doesn’t benefit, it doesn’t harm [either]”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "baat het niet, dan schaadt het niet",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
        "Dutch lemmas",
        "Dutch multiword terms",
        "Dutch phrases",
        "Dutch rhyming phrases",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it can’t hurt; it’s worth a try"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hurt",
          "hurt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/baːt ət ni(t)dɑn sxaːt ət nit/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "baat het niet, dan schaadt het niet"
}

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