Definition of do (someone) a service
- The journalists did the public a service by exposing the corruption.
: to bring to pass : carry out
: put
: perform, execute
: fuss, ado
: deed, duty
: a festive get-together : affair, party
: the first tone of the major scale in solfège
: some person : somebody
: the occupation or function of serving
: employment as a servant
: the work performed by one that serves
: to perform services for: such as
: to repair or provide maintenance for
: to meet interest and sinking fund payments on
: of or relating to the armed services
: used in serving or supplying
: intended for hard or everyday use
: an Old World tree (Sorbus domestica) resembling the related mountain ashes but having larger flowers and larger edible fruit
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