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11no good deed goes unpunished — Sometimes attributed to Oscar Wilde, but not traced in his writings. 1938 J. AGATE Ego 3 25 Jan. 275 Pavia was in great form to day: ‘Every good deed brings its own punishment.’ 1967 J. ORTON Diaries (1986) 13 June 209 Very good line George came… …
12No good deed goes unpunished — The phrase No good deed goes unpunished is a sardonic commentary on the frequency with which acts of kindness backfire on those who offer it. In other words, because life is inherently unfair, those who help others are doomed to suffer as a… …
13someone's good deed for the day — someone’s good deed for the day humorous phrase something good and helpful that someone does Thesaurus: friendliness, generosity and kindnesssynonym Main entry: deed …
14your good deed for the day — your good deed for the ˈday idiom a helpful, kind thing that you do • I took Sarah s children to school so I ve done my good deed for the day. Main entry: ↑deedidiom …
15no good deed goes unpunished — This means that life is unfair and people can do or try to do good things and still end up in a lot of trouble …
16deed — [di:d] n [: Old English; Origin: dAd] 1.) formal something someone does, especially something that is very good or very bad ▪ After the morning s good deeds he deserved a rest. ▪ She tried to strangle her baby and her lover helped her finish the… …
17deed — [ did ] noun count * 1. ) usually plural LEGAL an official document that gives details of a legal agreement, especially about who owns a building or piece of land 2. ) LITERARY something that someone does someone s good deed for the day HUMOROUS… …
18good — /good/, adj., better, best, n., interj., adv. adj. 1. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 2. satisfactory in quality, quantity, or degree: a good teacher; good health. 3. of high quality; excellent. 4. right; proper; fit:… …
19good will — / goodwill [n] kindliness altruism, amity, benevolence, brownie points*, charity, comity, cordiality, favor, friendliness, friendship, generosity, good deed, good side of*, helpfulness, rapport, right side of*, sympathy, tolerance; concepts… …
20Good Heavens — was a comedy anthology produced by Columbia Pictures Television that aired between February 29 to June 26, 1976. It ranked #17 in the Nielsen Ratings during the 1975 76 television season.The main character was Mr. Angel (Carl Reiner), who was an… …
