could do with
verb1
To need something that would be beneficial.
- I could do with a torch, if you've got one.
- The fence could do with another coat of paint.
3 more examples
- Your son could do with a good talking to!
- That cutter is no good to me now. I could have done with it yesterday.
- Jones could still do with Jonny May, the scorer of the first two of England’s four tries, recovering swiftly from an apparent hamstring tweak but in Sinckler and his young flankers, Tom Curry and Sam Underhill, the coach has some steadily improving individuals.2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media:
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