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Meanings of good turn in inglês

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A favor for someone.

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Usage of good turn in inglês
1
Others hauled their consciences through by doing 'one good turn' each day.
Reuters
2
One good turn deserves another, and I will pay you a compliment.
Sympathy for the devil
3
The notoriety of the Ito murder case did Asako a good turn.
Kimono
4
The story illustrates the old saying, that one good turn deserves another.
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
5
It served me a good turn, it will now serve you one.
True Blue
6
Besides I think I can do your future brother-in-law a good turn.
Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
7
Fortune owed you a good turn, Cosway-andFortune has paid the debt.
Little Novels
8
Even those that did him a good turn were suspected of patronising.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone
9
I've had a real good turn at the shop this last month.
The History of David Grieve
10
You are ready to sacrifice yourself to do her a good turn.
Can You Forgive Her?
11
They will do at least one good turn to somebody every day.
The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters; Or, The Lost Treasure of Buffalo...
12
You know you owe me a good turn for that Mulhenen business.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
13
It was a wholesome pride, however, and served me a good turn.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3, February 1896
14
You have saved me from ruin, and one good turn deserves another.
By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic
15
You helped me to stand straight, and one good turn deserves another.
English Fairy Tales
16
He did me a good turn-helpedme out of a tight corner.
The Bars of Iron
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Translations for good turn
Good turn through the time
Good turn across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Rare