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do one good

Idioms  
  1. Be of benefit to one, as in I'm sure some fresh air will do her good . [Late 1400s]

  2. Also, do one's heart good . Please, gratify, give satisfaction. For example, It does my heart good to see the young couple so happy .


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But he did do one good thing, he brought both fanbases together to agree on one thing: that he sucks.

From Golf Digest ● Aug. 10, 2019

Hutchins didn’t just do one good thing amid an ongoing series of bad ones.

From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2019

“He’s scratching his head and looking at me like, ‘I don’t know man, I think you should do one good album.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2019

But if they do one good thing, I don’t then say that they’re a good person, if I know the dishonest things that they’re doing.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 18, 2012

“Yes. But when they do one good . . .” Fanny was a particularly sensible girl.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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