do more harm than good

to be damaging rather than helpful Giving children too much freedom often does more harm than good.

Usage notes: usually said about things that are intended to be helpful but do not have a good result

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rebekka	re-BE-kah (German), RE-bek-kah (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Finnish, Biblical Greek
Jianhong	-	Chinese
Sudhir	-	Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu
Caomh	-	Ancient Irish
Ioachim	-	Judeo-Christian Legend
Phaidros	-	Ancient Greek