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good turn

British  

noun

  1. a helpful and friendly act; good deed; favour

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

good turn Idioms  
  1. A favor, an act of good will, as in Pat did her a good turn by calling in a second surgeon. [First half of 1400s]


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If you do a good turn for others, the universe will — in theory — do you a good turn one day.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

So “false social reality” felt like a good turn of phrase for that.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 23, 2022

“I was really pumped at getting a good turn in on a soft-top,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2022

A good turn and shot led to an easy save for Stryjek, then a driving run forward was followed by a shot that was always rising over the bar.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2022

"Never mind that, Liebchen. This is a good turn of fortune. Music to the rescue, right?"

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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