The phrase "action hurts" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to express that a particular action causes pain or negative consequences.
Example: "In some cases, taking decisive action hurts more than it helps, leading to unintended consequences."
Alternatives: "action causes pain" or "action inflicts harm".
For years, Republicans have been trumpeting the idea that when a government action hurts a private business, the government should compensate for the loss.
He must realize, as the Persian Gulf war and ensuing seven years have borne out, that military action hurts mostly one group: Iraqi civilians.
To pay for the shares the corporate treasurer must either deplete cash reserves or borrow money, and either action hurts a companys credit rating.
I know that some people might say that affirmative action hurts Asian Americans.
Today's action hurts thousands of young people and sends the message that President Trump and his administration do not value the well-being of our country's transgender students.
"They have no intention of conducting an honest evaluation of the recommendations," says Stuart Taylor, coauthor of "Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won't Admit It". The use of letters will discriminate against high-achieving Asian students in favor of less-prepared blacks and Latinos, he predicts.
Does applying to the University of Virginia early action hurt the applicant's chances for admission as an Echols Scholar? — From Katrin and Amir No.
It will also help to explain why their action hurt everyone, especially the people who love them.
Take time to make your every action hurt people but be polite in a very mean way.
As soon as you feel a tooth point touch your skin, however, give out a demonstrative "yelp" and let your hand go limp, indicating that this action hurt you and you will no longer play if it continues.
They both feel bad about betraying Hoyt, but Jason's guilt is blended with a need to forget, to avoid seeing himself as a man-whore, and that desire to escape his own actions hurts Jessica.
