power of good
Arabic translation: أسعدنا كثيرا/أدى إلى رفع معناوياتنا/كان له أثرا رائعا علينا
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| 5 +1 | أسعدنا كثيرا/أدى إلى رفع معناوياتنا/كان له أثرا رائعا علينا |
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| 4 +1 | ذا عون كبير / ذا فائدة جمة |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1ذا عون كبير / ذا فائدة جمة Explanation: do someone a power of good and do someone a heap of good : to be very good for someone. You should take a vacation. It’d do you a power of good. from "Dictionary of American Idioms" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2008-12-25 10:03:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the reference complete name is "Dictionary of American Idioms & Pharsal Verbs" |
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10 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1أسعدنا كثيرا/أدى إلى رفع معناوياتنا/كان له أثرا رائعا علينا Explanation: أي شيئ من هذا القبيل do someone a power of good (informal) to make someone feel much better. That walk in the fresh air did me a power of good. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/doing a power of good -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-12-25 12:15:50 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- شكرا يا محمود أتمنى أن تكون بخير أنت وأولادك وجميع أفراد أسرتك |
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