do me a favour in English

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        {
          "text": "Could you possibly do me a favour and pass me that newspaper?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Do me a favour and shut up."
        }
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        "Used to ask someone for a favour (may be polite or sarcastic)."
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        "(literally) Used to ask someone for a favour (may be polite or sarcastic)."
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          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
          "word": "doen my 'n guns"
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
          "word": "幫我一個忙"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bāng wǒ yī gè máng",
          "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
          "word": "帮我一个忙"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
          "word": "tee minulle palvelus"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
          "word": "zrób mi przysługę"
        },
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          "_dis1": "99 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "note": "faça-me o favor (de + infinitive)",
          "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour"
        }
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        {
          "text": "You expect me to clean up all this mess for you? Do me a favour."
        },
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          "ref": "2012, Keith Blackburn, Changes in a Landscape, page 134",
          "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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        "Expressing incredulity."
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        "(UK, idiomatic) Expressing incredulity."
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "expressing incredulity",
          "word": "拜託"
        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bàituō",
          "sense": "expressing incredulity",
          "word": "拜托"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "expressing incredulity",
          "word": "少來"
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "shǎolái",
          "sense": "expressing incredulity",
          "word": "少来"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "expressing incredulity",
          "word": "älä viitsi"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "expressing incredulity",
          "word": "faça-me o favor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "expressing incredulity",
          "word": "por favor"
        }
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        "Australia"
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      "text": "Audio (AU)"
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  ],
  "word": "do me a favour"
}

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          "text": "Could you possibly do me a favour and pass me that newspaper?"
        },
        {
          "text": "Do me a favour and shut up."
        }
      ],
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        "Used to ask someone for a favour (may be polite or sarcastic)."
      ],
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        "(literally) Used to ask someone for a favour (may be polite or sarcastic)."
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        {
          "text": "You expect me to clean up all this mess for you? Do me a favour."
        },
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          "ref": "2012, Keith Blackburn, Changes in a Landscape, page 134",
          "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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        }
      ],
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        "Expressing incredulity."
      ],
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        "(UK, idiomatic) Expressing incredulity."
      ],
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
      "word": "doen my 'n guns"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
      "word": "幫我一個忙"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bāng wǒ yī gè máng",
      "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
      "word": "帮我一个忙"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
      "word": "tee minulle palvelus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour",
      "word": "zrób mi przysługę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "note": "faça-me o favor (de + infinitive)",
      "sense": "used to ask someone for a favour"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "expressing incredulity",
      "word": "拜託"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bàituō",
      "sense": "expressing incredulity",
      "word": "拜托"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "expressing incredulity",
      "word": "少來"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǎolái",
      "sense": "expressing incredulity",
      "word": "少来"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expressing incredulity",
      "word": "älä viitsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expressing incredulity",
      "word": "faça-me o favor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expressing incredulity",
      "word": "por favor"
    }
  ],
  "word": "do me a favour"
}

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"do me a favour" meaning in English

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