fair dos

fair do's

A phrase used when one is emphasizing their belief that something is fair. Come on, you need to watch the kids tonight because I do it all the time—fair do's.
See also: fair
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fair dos

used to request just treatment or to accept that it has been given. British informal
See also: DOS, fair
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • fair do's
  • fair up
  • faired
  • fairing
  • fair off
  • bid fair
  • for fair
  • robbery
  • exchange
  • a fair exchange is no robbery
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Fair dos - that's what Great Britain should be all about.
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He should never have raised his hand to her, fair dos. Her fault for pushing him to the limit, that.
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Fair dos. I pretty much have the same view of myself.
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Fair dos, she has completely transformed her body - and now competes in body building tournaments, and is probably going to do really well.
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No phone there either but, fair dos, they took us in, cooked a fry-up and towed us to the nearest garage.
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Fair dos. He's been doing his nature shows for so long now, the apes that he first filmed have now evolved into humans.
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But fair dos. Better to get down to it than go wandering around the houses.
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