good turn

noun

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

Idioms and Phrases

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

There was further evidence of £40 being received for "a good turn".

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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.

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“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.

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

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

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