the least someone can do
idiom
: the smallest or easiest thing that someone can or should do
The least he could do is tell me what happened.
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“The least someone can do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20least%20someone%20can%20do. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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