"one good turn deserves another" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=one good turn deserves another}} one good turn deserves another
  1. One act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness. Derived forms: good turn Translations (one act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness): 善有善報 (Chinese Mandarin), 善有善报 (shànyǒushànbào) (Chinese Mandarin), 禮尚往來 (Chinese Mandarin), 礼尚往来 (lǐshàngwǎnglái) (Chinese Mandarin), hyvät teot palkitaan (Finnish), jótett helyébe jót várj (Hungarian), przysługa za przysługę (Polish), după faptă și răsplată (Romanian), услу́га за услу́гу (uslúga za uslúgu) (Russian), долг платежо́м кра́сен (dolg platežóm krásen) (english: words pay no debts, a debt is good when it's paid) (Russian), es de bien nacidos ser agradecidos (Spanish), favor con favor se paga (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-one_good_turn_deserves_another-en-proverb-OS7WsHv5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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