Phrase guide

do a power of good

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To be highly beneficial (to someone).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, intransitive, transitive

Examples

  • A spell in the army will do these delinquents a power of good.
  • I feel much better. The week at the health spa did a power of good.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: do a world of good, do the world of good

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From do good + a power of (“a lot of”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tehdä hyvää — Translations
  • French: faire un bien fou — Translations
  • French: faire le plus grand bien — Translations
  • Polish: robić dobrze — Translations
  • Polish: zrobić dobrze — Translations