It doesn't buy us anything

[MirandaMiranda]

Hello,


I have a doubt about the meaning of "it doesn't buy us anything". I think it is an idiom that means something like "it doesn't bring us any advantage" or "it doesn't bring us anything new".
Do you confirm?


Thank you very much.


João Miranda

[Barb_D]

Absolutely - you're correct. If we do this, it won't help. Good job.

[Jason72]

One more thing:

Welcome to the forums MirandaMiranda!

[Delmobile]

It's frequently used with "time." "The cancer is incurable; the only thing the radiation treatment can do now is buy him some time."



[native speaker & writer, not teacher]