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Goronsky Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
No good deed goes unpunished
In a nutshell, does this mean that no matter what good a person does for someone or something, he or she will be bitched about or chided in some way?
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Yes A cynical viewpoint.
- Yes A cynical viewpoint.
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It could mean that. However, the usual situation is that one person does a favor for another and it backfires on them (they are harmed). Usually this is because the person who receives the favor is an unpleasant or otherwise bad person. So they can only repay evil for good.
For example:
Jane lent Susan her car, even though Susan has a bad driving record. That night Susan crashed Jane's
For example:
Jane lent Susan her car, even though Susan has a bad driving record. That night Susan crashed Jane's
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