one good turn deserves another

idiom

used to say that a person should do something nice for someone who has done something nice for him or her

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“One good turn deserves another.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20good%20turn%20deserves%20another. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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