You're not well, and you're not doing yourself any favours by taking on extra work.
(often reflexive)The government isn't doing the families of the victims any favor by hiding the truth about what really happened.
(usually in continuous tenses; often + by + doing something)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
do someone any favours — (not) do (someone) any favours British, American & Australian, American to do something that is likely to have a bad effect on you or on another person. You re not well, and you re not doing yourself any favours by taking on extra work. (often… … New idioms dictionary
not do any favours — (not) do (someone) any favours British, American & Australian, American to do something that is likely to have a bad effect on you or on another person. You re not well, and you re not doing yourself any favours by taking on extra work. (often… … New idioms dictionary
do any favours — (not) do (someone) any favours British, American & Australian, American to do something that is likely to have a bad effect on you or on another person. You re not well, and you re not doing yourself any favours by taking on extra work. (often… … New idioms dictionary
favour — I UK [ˈfeɪvə(r)] / US [ˈfeɪvər] noun Word forms favour : singular favour plural favours *** 1) [countable] something that you do for someone in order to help them do someone a favour: Could you do me a favour? ask a favour of someone: Can I ask a … English dictionary
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favour — fa|vour1 W2S1 BrE favor AmE [ˈfeıvə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(help)¦ 2¦(support/approval)¦ 3¦(popular/unpopular)¦ 4¦(advantage)¦ 5¦(choose something instead)¦ 6 do somebody/something no favours 7¦(unfair support)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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