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good turn

British  

noun

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

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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]


Example Sentences

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Carruthers was a mechanic and did Graham "a good turn" by fixing his dad's Land Rover, making a special job of it so it could be used for Graham's father's funeral.

From BBC

“I want to get the good turns more often, more dynamic, a little bit more race mode in the mentality, which I think is the biggest adjustment I need to make,” Shiffrin said.

From Seattle Times

“I am quite exhausted but I think I had some really good turns and some things to fix for the next slalom,” Shiffrin said.

From Seattle Times

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

From Scientific American

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

From Los Angeles Times