do me a favour
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
help me or do something for me
Literally: perform a favour for me
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
My love, will you do me a favour then, you do it all up, cos it won't keep you know.
Frank, could you do me a big favour and see if you can find who this guy Azul is?
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “do me a favour” mean?
help me or do something for me Literally: perform a favour for me
Is “do me a favour” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.