do me a favour

phrase

Used to ask someone for a favour (may be polite or sarcastic).

“Do me a favour and shut up.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. literallyUsed to ask someone for a favour (may be polite or sarcastic).

    Do me a favour and shut up.

    1 more example

    Could you possibly do me a favour and pass me that newspaper?

  2. UKidiomaticExpressing incredulity.

    You expect me to clean up all this mess for you? Do me a favour.

    1 more example

    Debbie remained seated. "Go to bed," she ordered. "With you here? Why what do you think I'll do, cut my throat with an electric razor? I know this dump's enough to drive anybody nuts but do me a favour."

    2012, Keith Blackburn, Changes in a Landscape, page 134

Translations

Afrikaans doen my 'n guns
  • doen my 'n gunsused to ask someone for a favour
Chinese Mandarin 幫我一個忙 /帮我一个忙, 拜託 /拜托
  • 幫我一個忙 /帮我一个忙 (bāng wǒ yī gè máng)used to ask someone for a favour
  • 拜託 /拜托 (bàituō)expressing incredulity
  • 少來 /少来 (shǎolái)expressing incredulity
Finnish tee minulle palvelus, älä viitsi
  • tee minulle palvelusused to ask someone for a favour
  • älä viitsiexpressing incredulity
Polish zrób mi przysługę
  • zrób mi przysługęused to ask someone for a favour
Portuguese faça-me o favor, por favor
  • faça-me o favorexpressing incredulity
  • por favorexpressing incredulity
Cite this entry
APA

do me a favour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20me%20a%20favour

MLA

“do me a favour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20me%20a%20favour. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do me a favour,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do%20me%20a%20favour.

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