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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Do a good turn
What would be the opposite of the expression "do somebody good" as in "This tonic will do you a world of good"
and that of the expression "do somebody a good turn" as in "He did me a good turn" ?
Should we say "do somebody bad" and "do somebody an ill or a bad turn" ?
and that of the expression "do somebody a good turn" as in "He did me a good turn" ?
Should we say "do somebody bad" and "do somebody an ill or a bad turn" ?
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He did me an ill turn is a little dated now, I think, but still acceptable. For the other idiom ('do someone good'), cannot think of anything but 'This won't do you any good'.
- He did me an ill turn is a little dated now, I think, but still acceptable.
- For the other idiom ('do someone good'), cannot think of anything but 'This won't do you any good'.
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He did me an ill turn is a little dated now, I think, but still acceptable. For the other idiom ('do someone good'), cannot think of anything but 'This won't do you any good'.
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