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do me a favour

  1. (literally) Used to ask someone for a favour (may be polite or sarcastic). Could you possibly do me a favour and pass me that newspaper? Do me a favour and shut up.
  2. (UK, idiomatic) Expressing incredulity. You expect me to clean up all this mess for you? Do me a favour.
    • 2012, Keith Blackburn, Changes in a Landscape, page 134:Debbie remained seated. "Go to bed," she ordered."With you here? Why what do you think I'll do, cut my throat with an electric razor? I know this dump's enough to drive anybody nuts but do me a favour."

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[edit] used to ask someone for a favour
  • Afrikaans: doen my 'n guns
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 幫我一個忙 / 帮我一个忙 (bāng wǒ yī gè máng)
  • Finnish: tee minulle palvelus
  • Polish: zrób mi przysługę
  • Portuguese: faça-me o favor (de + infinitive)
expressing incredulity
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 拜託 / 拜托 (zh) (bàituō), 少來 / 少来 (zh) (shǎolái)
  • Finnish: älä viitsi
  • Portuguese: faça-me o favor, por favor (pt)
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