no harm, no foul
Although technically a breach of some code or law may have occurred, there was no actual damage meriting punishment, apology or retribution.
He parked in my space, but I was away at the time: no harm, no foul.
harm
UK /hɑːm/ US /hɑɹm/
noun 4verb 1
Definitions
noun
1
Physical injury; hurt; damage.
No harm came to my possessions.
You can do a lot of harm to someone if you kick them in the teeth.
2
Emotional or figurative hurt.
Although not physically injured in the car accident, she received some psychological harm.
And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good.
3
Detriment; misfortune.
I wish him no harm.
4
That which causes injury, damage, or loss.
We, ignorant of ourselves, / Beg often our own harms.
verb
1
To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.
Will justice and conscience of society not be harmed if people avoid the truth?
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