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Hly2004 Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

do justice to

do justice to somebody/something also
do somebody/something justice

to treat or represent someone or something good, beautiful etc in a way that is as good as they deserve:

The photo doesn't do her justice.
No words can do justice to the experience.

The above text is from Longman Dictionary. I cannot understand the meaning of the two examples.

Thanks in advance.
  

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The photo doesn't do her justice . = The photo does not make her look as attractive as she actually is. No words can do justice to the experience .

— Mister Micawber

  • The photo doesn't do her justice .
  • = The photo does not make her look as attractive as she actually is.
  • No words can do justice to the experience .
  • = No words can accurately and fully communicate the experience.
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The photo doesn't do her justice. = The photo does not make her look as attractive as she actually is.
No words can do justice to the experience. = No words can accurately and fully communicate the experience.
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