do a favour

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do yourself a favour (British & Australian) also do yourself a favor (American & Australian)

something that you say when you are advising someone to do something which will have a good effect or will give them an advantage (often + and + do sth) You're looking really tired. Why don't you do yourself a favour and take a break?

See also: favour

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Embleton, 41, of Leicester Street, Walker, became embroiled in an organised theft when he agreed to do a favour for a friend. 160 Next jackets and 32 sets of golf clubs; The haul found in this ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) The move has been given the green light by Tranmere boss Dave Watson and Nixon was thrilled to get the opportunity to return to action and do a favour for an old friend in the process. KID GLOVES; ROVERS KEEPER ERIC IS BACK IN LEAGUE ACTION by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			dissatisfied with dissolve into distance Distance lends enchantment distill from distraction distribute distribute over distribute to ditch dive dive in with both feet dive into dive off diverge from divert from divide divide and conquer divide by divide fifty-fifty divided divided on dixie do a double take do a favor do a favour do a job on do a kindness do a land-office business do a mischief do a moonlight flit do a number on do a one-eighty do a power of good do a roaring trade do a slow burn do a takeoff on do a world of good do any favours do anything by halves Do as I say, not as I do do away with do battle Do bears shit in the woods? do best do bidding do bit do by halves do credit to do damnedest do dirt			do (one) proud do (one) proud do (one) proud do (one) proud do (someone) wrong do (someone) wrong do (someone) wrong do (someone) wrong Do (verb) do a do a do a do a do a do a bad turn do a bad turn do a bad turn do a bad turn Do A Barrel Roll do a disappearing act do a disappearing act do a disappearing act do a disappearing act do a disappearing act do a double take do a dump on someone or something do a favor do a favor do a favor do a favor for do a favour do a good turn do a good turn do a good turn do a good turn do a good turn Do A Google Search do a heap of good do a job do a job on do a job on do a kindness do a land-office business do a line do a line do a line do a line do a line do a mischief do a mischief do a mischief do a moonlight flit do a number on do a number on do a number on do a number on do a number on do a one-eighty do a power of good do a power of good do a power of good

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