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Street Slang
do me a favour
DOO-mee-a-FAY-ver · phrase · informal
An exclamation of exasperated disbelief.
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Definitions
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Not a literal request but an exasperated dismissal of something ridiculous.
“Do me a favour — as if he'd ever pay up.”
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do me a favour In A Sentence
Do me a favour — as if he'd ever pay up.
Origin & Usage
British colloquial idiom, characteristic of London working-class speech.
Variants
do us a favour
People Also Ask
What does 'do me a favour' mean as an exclamation?
Used this way it isn't a real request. It's an exasperated way of dismissing something as ridiculous or not credible.
How do you use 'do me a favour' to show disbelief?
You'd say 'Do me a favour — as if he'd ever pay up' to scoff at an unlikely claim.
Is 'do me a favour' rude?
It's dismissive and impatient in this sense but not offensive, and the same words can of course be a polite literal request in another context.
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