do a power of good, to

do someone a power of good

and do someone a heap of good

Rur. to be very good for someone. You should take a vacation. It'd do you a power of good. Just hearing your voice does me a heap of good.

do a power of good, to

To effect a great improvement. This somewhat unsophisticated turn of phrase uses “power” in the sense of “much” or “a great deal.” For example, “Those vitamins will do her a power of good.”

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释义	do a power of good, to do someone a power of good and do someone a heap of good Rur. to be very good for someone. You should take a vacation. It'd do you a power of good. Just hearing your voice does me a heap of good. See also: good, of, power McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. do a power of good, to To effect a great improvement. This somewhat unsophisticated turn of phrase uses “power” in the sense of “much” or “a great deal.” For example, “Those vitamins will do her a power of good.” See also: of, power The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: do (one) a/the world of good expecations expectation come up to (one's) expectations come up to expectations be good for (someone or something) be good for something do one's heart good, to do (one) a heap of good be good news
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