No harm, no foul
E286611
"No harm, no foul" is a popular sports expression, widely associated with legendary Los Angeles Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn, meaning that no penalty is needed if no real damage was done.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No harm, no foul canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2662517 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: No harm, no foul Context triple: [Chick Hearn, catchphrase, No harm, no foul]
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A.
Not to Blame
"Not to Blame" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1994 album "Turbulent Indigo," noted for its stark, critical exploration of abuse and denial.
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B.
Handle with Care
"Handle with Care" is a 1988 rock song by the supergroup Traveling Wilburys, known for its melodic harmonies and featuring contributions from George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan.
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C.
No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
"No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy" is a famous motto of the U.S. 1st Marine Division that encapsulates its dual role as a compassionate ally to civilians and a formidable force against adversaries.
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D.
Nothing Is Wrong
Nothing Is Wrong is the second studio album by American folk-rock band Dawes, noted for its warm, 1970s-inspired sound and introspective songwriting.
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E.
No Long Thing
No Long Thing is the 2005 debut studio album by Nigerian singer D'banj, which helped establish him as a major figure in Afrobeats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: No harm, no foul Target entity description: "No harm, no foul" is a popular sports expression, widely associated with legendary Los Angeles Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn, meaning that no penalty is needed if no real damage was done.
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A.
Not to Blame
"Not to Blame" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1994 album "Turbulent Indigo," noted for its stark, critical exploration of abuse and denial.
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B.
Handle with Care
"Handle with Care" is a 1988 rock song by the supergroup Traveling Wilburys, known for its melodic harmonies and featuring contributions from George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan.
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C.
No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy
"No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy" is a famous motto of the U.S. 1st Marine Division that encapsulates its dual role as a compassionate ally to civilians and a formidable force against adversaries.
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D.
Nothing Is Wrong
Nothing Is Wrong is the second studio album by American folk-rock band Dawes, noted for its warm, 1970s-inspired sound and introspective songwriting.
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E.
No Long Thing
No Long Thing is the 2005 debut studio album by Nigerian singer D'banj, which helped establish him as a major figure in Afrobeats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
idiom
ⓘ
proverbial phrase ⓘ sports expression ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
minor infractions
ⓘ
unintentional contact in sports ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chick Hearn ⓘ |
| associatedWithRole | basketball broadcaster ⓘ |
| associatedWithTeam | Los Angeles Lakers ⓘ |
| evaluation | downplays seriousness of an infraction ⓘ |
| extendedUse | everyday conversation beyond sports ⓘ |
| grammaticalForm | fixed phrase ⓘ |
| hasWord |
foul
ⓘ
harm ⓘ no ⓘ |
| implies |
lack of significant damage
ⓘ
no need for punishment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| meaning |
if no one is hurt, the infraction can be ignored
ⓘ
no penalty is needed if no real damage was done ⓘ |
| originDomain | basketball commentary ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Chick Hearn ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
let it slide
ⓘ
no harm done ⓘ |
| semanticField |
consequences
ⓘ
fairness ⓘ |
| tone | informal ⓘ |
| usedAs |
justification for not calling a foul
ⓘ
rationale for overlooking a minor rule violation ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
basketball
ⓘ
sports ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: No harm, no foul Description of subject: "No harm, no foul" is a popular sports expression, widely associated with legendary Los Angeles Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn, meaning that no penalty is needed if no real damage was done.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.