do (someone) a service

phrase

: to do something that helps (someone)

The journalists did the public a service by exposing the corruption.

Examples of do (someone) a service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On April 14, Lauren's Kids will do a service project at Peace River Victims Services in Lakeland, painting and brightening the exam room and employee breakroom. — Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025

In August, the film team decided to do a service deal with Picturehouse. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025

The Court would do a service to the country, and America’s principle of equality under the law, by telling them their time is up. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022

Pelosi, by making this trip against the background of Chinese threats, would do a service to her country, Taiwan, and all nations with an interest in resisting a totalitarian party-state’s military aggression. — The Editors, National Review, 27 July 2022

Agents, like most other workers, get paid when someone hires them to do a service, such as finding a buyer for their house. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Aug. 2021