do (someone) a bad turn
do (someone) a bad turn
To do something harmful or malicious to another person. The lawyer did us a bad turn in the end, charging us thousands of dollars while doing very little to actually settle the case.
See also: bad, turn
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- dine with the devil
- sup with the devil
- Trojan
- Trojan horse
- a Trojan horse
- evil twin
- get wise to (someone or something)
- he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon
- sup
- speak/think ill of somebody