good turn en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) A good deed; a thoughtful or selfless act.
I am doing you a good turn this year by sending you a friend,[…]
1895, Marie Corelli, The Sorrows of Satan: or The Strange Experience of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire […], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, published 1896, →OCLC, page 14:One good turn deserves another.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| good turns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
bad turn · ill turn · evil turn
Translations (10)
pl dobry uczynek (good deed) · fi palvelus (good deed) · cmn 恩惠 (good deed) · pl przysługa (good deed) · fr bonne action (good deed) · cmn 善行 (good deed) · ru добрая услу́га (good deed) · de Wohltat (good deed) · fi hyvä teko (good deed) · cmn 好意 (good deed)