We are not doing our children any favors by giving them unrealistic ideas of how the world works.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
not do someone any favors — not do (someone/yourself) any favors to do something that will have a bad effect on you or someone else. We are not doing our children any favors by giving them unrealistic ideas of how the world works. Usage notes: often said about something… … New idioms dictionary
not do yourself any favors — not do (someone/yourself) any favors to do something that will have a bad effect on you or someone else. We are not doing our children any favors by giving them unrealistic ideas of how the world works. Usage notes: often said about something… … New idioms dictionary
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