# do me a favour

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/do-me-a-favour
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Expressing incredulity.

## Examples

- Do me a favour, you really think that is true?
- He told me he would win the race without training, and I just said, do me a favour.
- When he claimed he had finished the entire project in only ten minutes, I looked at him and said, do me a favour.

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