Meanings of few favours in English

Ellis did herself few favours when she gave evidence at her trial.

But her employment does her, and Spain, few favours in the long term.

Through all of which Gerrard's basic longevity has arguably done him few favours.

When I heard you were here I pulled a few favours.'

He excepted the lives he had saved, the few favours he had done.

Unfortunately, UBS has done peers few favours by going further.

Though I have to say some of them do Marie Curie very few favours.

It was a game in which the weather, and the statisticians, did Ireland few favours.

Probably called in a few favours with Mayor Mantagony.

UCD and Finn Harps did themselves few favours with this scoreless draw at Belfield yesterday.

I was hoping he'd pull in a few favours.

She could believe that he'd worked with police departments before, and no doubt a few favours were owed on both sides.

She was always rather reserved, but the few favours that meant nothing from other girls meant a great deal from Bessy.

In godless days, Clarke's strong and early identification with what might broadly be called Christian spirituality did his subsequent career few favours.

These were, it must be said, two grim flat pitches that many felt did the sport few favours by way of a spectacle.

But the drought-like conditions in much of the UK and a poor summer, followed by an exceptionally warm autumn did honeybees few favours.