Be useful
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- At least one official mission for Paranoia includes a spiffy pile of equipment that looks like it might actually work and be useful... and is promptly assigned to some other team, after which a much less spiffy pile of equipment is rolled out and assigned to the PCs.
Source: Not This One, That One -
Video Game Flamethrowers Suck: While individual flamethrower infantry can be useful, they do not work well in groups.
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If the wings work sometimes, but not when it would actually be useful, it's a case of Acrophobic Bird.
Source: Wings Do Nothing
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