do a power of good

verb

To be highly beneficial (to someone).

“A spell in the army will do these delinquents a power of good.”

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do a world of gooddo the world of good
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Meanings

verbdo a power of good (third-person singular simple present does a power of good, present participle doing a power of good, simple past did a power of good, past participle done a power of good)

present singular third person does a power of good · participle present doing a power of good · past did a power of good · participle past done a power of good · alternative do the power of good

  1. UKintransitivetransitiveTo be highly beneficial (to someone).

    A spell in the army will do these delinquents a power of good.

    1 more example

    I feel much better. The week at the health spa did a power of good.

    Synonyms: do a world of good, do the world of good

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo be highly beneficial (to someone).

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do a world of gooddo the world of good

Origin

From do good + a power of (“a lot of”).

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Translations

Finnish tehdä hyvää
  • tehdä hyvääTranslations
French faire un bien fou, faire le plus grand bien
  • faire un bien fouTranslations
  • faire le plus grand bienTranslations
Polish robić dobrze, zrobić dobrze
  • robić dobrzeTranslations
  • zrobić dobrzeTranslations
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Chicago

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