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one good turn deserves another

one good turn deserves another proverb: one act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.

Proverb

one good turn deserves another

  1. One act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.

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Questions about one good turn deserves another

What does one good turn deserves another mean?
One good turn deserves another means one act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.
What part of speech is one good turn deserves another?
One good turn deserves another is a proverb.

Words near one good turn deserves another in the dictionary

  1. one for the money, two for the show, three to make ready, and four to go
  2. one for the road
  3. one fourth
  4. one from column A, one from column B
  5. one fry short of a Happy Meal
  6. one good turn deserves another
  7. one guy
  8. one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen
  9. one half
  10. one hand can't hold two watermelons
  11. one heart, one soul

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