good turn

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good turn

noun good turns

idiomatic A good deed; a thoughtful or selfless act. One good turn deserves another.
Opposite: bad turn, evil turn, ill turn

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noun good deed

中文	恩惠 ēnhuì, 好意 hǎoyì, 善行 shànxíng
Français	bonne action
Deutsch	Wohltat
Русский	добрая услу́га dobraja uslúga

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@misc{good_turn_2026,
  title = {good turn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/good%20turn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}