| 单词 | to do someone a good turn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do someone a good (also bad, ill, evil) turn a. An act that does good or harm to another; a (good, ill, etc.) service. Almost always with modifying word. good turn: a helpful or beneficial act. bad turn, evil turn, ill turn: a harmful act. Usually following to do, as in to do someone a good (also bad, ill, evil) turn. Cf. to do the turn at Phrases 1c(a).shrewd turn: see shrewd adj. 5a.Also in proverb one good turn deserves another; cf. one good turn asks another at ask v. 23a(b). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > action of causing disadvantage > an act of evil turna1375 misservice1587 disservice1611 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness > favour or grace > instance or act of douthOE wel-dedeOE gooddeedOE boonc1175 fordeedc1230 gracec1300 good turna1375 gratitude?a1513 gratuity1523 favour1605 vouchsafement1629 veniality1655 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [verb (transitive)] > do one a bad turn mis-serve1340 to do someone a good (also bad, ill, evil) turnc1450 serve1887 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > harm, injury, or wrong > [noun] > action > a bad turn shrewd turn1464 office1575 disservice1611 disoffice1624 evil turn1647 diskindness1678 bad turn1886 a shot in the eye1897 a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 148 He wold ȝif he miȝt wayte hire sum wicked torn what bi-tidde after. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4330 Sco [sc. Potiphar's wife] waited him wit a werr turn. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 43 I hafe y[it] in my mynde a little gude turn at þou did me. a1635 T. Randolph Amyntas v. vi. 106 in Poems (1638) See, Mopsus, see, here comes your Fairy brother, Hark you, for one good turne deserves another. 1647 H. More Cupid's Confl. xlv He..Requiteth evil turns with hearty love. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 256 Ready..to do us any ill Turn. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth iv, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 113 Thou mayst do the Smith a kind turn, an thou takest this matter the right way. 1875 H. Rink Tales & Trad. Eskimo 120 With this he rubbed certain parts of a seal he intended to treat his friend with, in order to do him an evil turn on his arrival. 1886 G. R. Sims Ring o' Bells vii. 198 I did the lass a bad turn when I took her away. 1908 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Scouting for Boys i. i. 49 He must Be Prepared at any time to save life, or to help injured persons. And he must do a good turn to somebody every day. 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Two Towers iv. i. 222 But you must help us, if you can. One good turn deserves another. 2000 N.Y. Press 5 Apr. ii. 8/2 I've heard truckers talking in low voices how Glad is known to have murdered a few drivers that did his boys a bad turn. 2014 Radio Times 26 July (South/West ed.) 51/2 Little wonder no one in the capital ever does anyone a good turn. < as lemmas |
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