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did justice

did justice is the simple past of do justice.

Meaning of do justice

Verb

do justice (third-person singular simple present does justice, present participle doing justice, simple past did justice, past participle done justice)

  1. (idiomatic) To allow to be apprehended in its full scope.
    • It was classified as "all others" under vehicle type […], but that category doesn't do a motorized barstool justice.2009 March 30, “Newark police cite man for driving drunk after crashing motorized barstool”, in The Advocate, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013
  2. (idiomatic) To enjoy to the full.
    • […] a magnificent cold supper was awaiting him in the dining-room, where he did full justice to a game pie and a bottle of claret.1935, Russell Thorndike, The Scarecrow Rides

Questions about did justice

What is did justice the simple past of?
Did justice is the simple past of do justice.

Words near did justice in the dictionary

  1. did in
  2. did it
  3. did it brown
  4. did it tough
  5. did it up brown
  6. did justice
  7. did lunch
  8. did more harm than good
  9. did my back hurt your knife
  10. did not bat
  11. did nothing

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