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  • 1Good 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 …

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  • 2turn\ for\ the\ worse — • for the worse • turn for the worse adj. phr. or adv. phr. For something that is worse or not as good, with a worse result. He bought a new car but it turned out to be for the worse. The sick man s condition changed for the worse. Compare: take… …

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  • 3good turn — noun a favor for someone he did me a good turn • Syn: ↑turn • Hypernyms: ↑favor, ↑favour * * * good turn noun Something done for someone in a kind and helpful spirit or manner • • • Main Entry …

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  • 4(do somebody) a good turn — (do sb) a good ˈturn idiom (to do) sth that helps sb • Well, that s my good turn for the day. Main entry: ↑turnidiom …

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  • 5One Good Turn (book) — For other uses of the term, see One Good Turn (disambiguation). One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw is a book published in 2000 by Canadian architect, professor and writer Witold Rybczynski. One Good Turn was a… …

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  • 6One Good Turn (1931 film) — For other uses of the term, see One Good Turn (disambiguation). One Good Turn Theatrical release poster Directed by James W. Horne Produced by …

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  • 7turn for the better — improvement, positive change, good development …

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  • 8One Good Turn (novel) — This article is about the novel by Kate Atkinson. For other uses, see One Good Turn (disambiguation). One Good Turn   …

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  • 9One 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… …

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  • 10one good turn deserves another — Cf. early 14th cent. Fr. lune bonté requiert lautre, one good deed deserves another. c 1400 in Bulletin of John Rylands Library (1930) XIV. 92 O [one] good turne asket another. 1620 J. HALL Contemplations V. XIV. 28 One good turne requires… …

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