Is it
really a necessary evil? Couldn't
you just filter it out?
* necessary evil: something unpleasant
that is required to achieve a desired outcome
ex>
Work won’t seem like a necessary evil if you find a career you really
enjoy.
That
would defeat the purpose, honey. You’d
better just resign yourself to the
fact that fresh orange juice contains pulp, and a lot of other nutrients for good measure.
* defeat the purpose: to operate contrary
to the intended result
ex>
Doesn't putting that fatty dressing all over your healthy salad defeat the
purpose?
ex>
My grandmother thinks that buying faded jeans defeats the purpose of
getting new clothes.
* resign oneself to something: to accept
that something undesirable can’t be avoided
ex>
Traffic was terrible, so we had to resign ourselves to missing the start
of the movie.
* for good measure: in addition to a
minimum or sufficient amount
ex>
He put a generous amount of walnuts into the bag, then added a few more for
good measure.
Nutrients
are not something you should frown upon. The
vitamins in that juice will help your skin clear up. I’m sure that’s something
McKinley Forbert would like.
* frown upon: to regard negatively
=
look down on; gawk at; sneer at
ex>
The government frowns upon people who avoid paying their fair share of
taxes.
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