English Reference
Idiom idiom

do me a favour

Meaning

Expressing incredulity.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples
SIMPLE

“Do me a favour, you really think that is true?”

CONTEXTUAL

“He told me he would win the race without training, and I just said, do me a favour.”

COMPLEX

“When he claimed he had finished the entire project in only ten minutes, I looked at him and said, do me a favour.”

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    curry favor

    To seek to gain favor by flattery or attention.

  2. 02

    not do someone any favors

    To reflect badly on or to hurt in some way.

  3. 03

    not do someone any favours

    Alternative form of not do someone any favors.

  4. 04

    return the favor

    To do something for someone similar to what they did for you.

Last updated August 10, 2026