"I'll be happy to help you any time you need it," John said. "After all you have done me so many good turns."
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
do one a good turn — • do one a good turn • do one a favour • do smb a favour (from Idioms in Speech) to do smb a service. They re always asking you to do them think a big favor. Just because they re crazy about themselves, they think you re crazy about them too and… … Idioms and examples
do one a good turn — {v. phr.} To perform an act of kindness, friendship, or help to another person, unselfishly, without expectation of reward. * / I ll be happy to help you any time you need it, John said. After all you have done me so many good turns. / … Dictionary of American idioms
do one a good turn — {v. phr.} To perform an act of kindness, friendship, or help to another person, unselfishly, without expectation of reward. * / I ll be happy to help you any time you need it, John said. After all you have done me so many good turns. / … Dictionary of American idioms
One Good Turn — can refer to: One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw (book), published in 2000 by Witold Rybczynski One Good Turn (novel), a 2006 novel by Kate Atkinson One Good Turn (1931 film), a 1931 short comedy film starring… … Wikipedia
One Good Turn (1955 film) — One Good Turn is a 1955 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom, Joan Rice, Shirley Abicair and Thora Hird.[1] Norman tries to raise money for the orphanage where he grew up and where he now works as a… … Wikipedia
Good turn — Good Good, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
One Good Turn (1936 film) — One Good Turn is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Leslie Fuller, Georgie Harris and Hal Gordon.[1] Two coffee stall worker try to prevent their landlady s daughter being cheated by a villanous theatre… … Wikipedia
one good turn deserves another — This means that when people do something good, something good will happen to them … The small dictionary of idiomes
one good turn deserves another — ► one good turn deserves another proverb if someone does you a favour, you should take the chance to repay it. Main Entry: ↑turn … English terms dictionary
One Good Turn (novel) — This article is about the novel by Kate Atkinson. For other uses, see One Good Turn (disambiguation). One Good Turn … Wikipedia
