| 词汇 | do me a favour |
| 释义 | Idiom do me a favourdo me/us a favour informal if you tell someone to do you a favour, you are telling them to stop doing something that is making you angry.Why don't you do us all a favor and keep your opinions to yourself! (often + and + do something)do me a favour ⇨ do me a favour; do menoun a neighbour. Rhyming slang. Like many next door neighbours the rhyme is not quite perfect UK, 1998do (someone or oneself) a favor1. To help someone else, typically at their request. In this usage, the person being helped is stated between "do" and "a." Hey, do me a favor and take these bags into the kitchen while I get the others from the car. 2. To do something to help or better oneself. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "do" and "a." Do yourself a favor and go to college—now that I'm older, I regret not having that experience. Because I knew that I had to get up at 4 AM today, I did myself a favor and went to bed early last night. 3. A request for someone to stop doing something bothersome or annoying. Can you please do me a favour and take your loud music somewhere else? I'm trying to sleep! 4. A response to a statement that the speaker finds ridiculous or stupid. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. A: "Katie seems nice." B: "Oh, do me a favour—she's one of the cattiest girls in school!" do me a favourused as a way of expressing brusque dismissal or rejection of a remark or suggestion. 1993 Merv Grist Life at the Tip Do me a favour, Webley couldn't even pass a mug of tea across the counter last season, let alone pass a ball. do me a ˈfavour1 (informal) used when asking somebody to help you: Do me a favour and answer the door, will you? 2 (spoken) you can’t expect me to believe that: ‘It’s worth £2 000. The man in the antique shop told me.’ ‘Do me a favour. It’s not even worth £200.’ |
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