“a favor”

The following 2 entries include the term a favor.

do oneself a favor

idiom

: to make things easier for oneself (by doing something)

do (someone) a favor

idiom

: to do a kind and helpful act for (someone) the phrase Do me a favor is sometimes used in an ironic way when a person wants someone to do something that he or she should do anyway

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