# do me good/s

idiom · Slang

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/do-me-good-s
Updated: 2026-06-07

## Meaning

wood/s

## Examples

- A long walk will do you good.
- You have been working too hard lately, so a few days of rest will do you good.
- Although he initially resisted the change, he eventually realized that moving to the countryside would do him good in the long run.

## Origin

Short for the cigarette Woodbines which indirectly played their part in the victory of the first world war.

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