One good turn deserves another

1. A kindness is properly met with another kindness.

Idioms and Phrases

A favor should be returned in kind, as in I'll give you a ride next time—one good turn deserves another. This maxim was first recorded about 1400, and the converse, One bad turn deserves another, about 1500.

Example Sentences

It’s also a story about how one good turn deserves another and yet another.

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I look at our cart, and decide that one good turn deserves another.

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“And since one good turn deserves another,” Marla’s voice is saying, “Jessica Carlisle wants to help Rosa do something she would never be able to do on her own—go for a run.”

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‘But we won’t let you go, either. You’re full of wickedness and mischief, Gollum. You will have to come with us, that’s all, while we keep an eye on you. But you must help us, if you can. One good turn deserves another.’

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And he and his son could have decided which charity to donate the money: one good turn deserves another!

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