"do me a favour" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-do me a favour.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} do me a favour
  1. (literally) Used to ask someone for a favour (may be polite or sarcastic). Tags: literally Translations (used to ask someone for a favour): doen my 'n guns (Afrikaans), 幫我一個忙 (Chinese Mandarin), 帮我一个忙 (bāng wǒ yī gè máng) (Chinese Mandarin), tee minulle palvelus (Finnish), zrób mi przysługę (Polish)
    Sense id: en-do_me_a_favour-en-phrase-z8OF7han Disambiguation of 'used to ask someone for a favour': 99 1
  2. (UK, idiomatic) Expressing incredulity. Tags: UK, idiomatic Translations (expressing incredulity): 拜託 (Chinese Mandarin), 拜托 (bàituō) (Chinese Mandarin), 少來 (Chinese Mandarin), 少来 (shǎolái) (Chinese Mandarin), älä viitsi (Finnish), faça-me o favor (Portuguese), por favor (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-do_me_a_favour-en-phrase-KgC7OKQR Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of 'expressing incredulity': 0 100
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          "text": "Debbie remained seated. \"Go to bed,\" she ordered.\n\"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.\"",
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          "word": "faça-me o favor"
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      "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
      "word": "doen my 'n guns"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
      "word": "幫我一個忙"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "bāng wǒ yī gè máng",
      "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
      "word": "帮我一个忙"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
      "word": "tee minulle palvelus"
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      "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
      "word": "zrób mi przysługę"
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      "sense": "expressing incredulity",
      "word": "少來"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "expressing incredulity",
      "word": "少来"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expressing incredulity",
      "word": "älä viitsi"
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      "sense": "expressing incredulity",
      "word": "faça-me o favor"
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      "code": "pt",
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