Idiom
return the favor
Meaning
To do something for someone similar to what they did for you.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He helped me move, so I want to return the favor.”
“She watched my dog last weekend, so I offered to return the favor by picking up her groceries.”
“After the neighbor provided crucial support during the crisis, he felt a deep moral obligation to return the favor when the opportunity eventually arose.”
Examples
simple
“He helped me move, so I want to return the favor.”
contextual
“She watched my dog last weekend, so I offered to return the favor by picking up her groceries.”
complex
“After the neighbor provided crucial support during the crisis, he felt a deep moral obligation to return the favor when the opportunity eventually arose.”
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