do a kindness

do (one) a kindness

To do a favor or something nice for one. Hey, do me a kindness and take these bags into the kitchen while I get the others from the car.

do someone a kindness

to do a kind deed for a person. My neighbor did me a kindness when he cut my grass. I am always happy to have the opportunity of doing someone a kindness.

See also: kindness

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

do (one) a kindness
kill (one) with kindness
kill somebody with kindness
kill someone with kindness
kill with kindness
kill with kindness, to
much obliged
oblige
leave (one) to the mercy/mercies of (someone or something)
leave somebody/something to the mercy/mercies of somebody/something

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17 Quotes On Kindness

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