Expression "do you good"

Stefan · Fri Dec 03, 2004 16:30 pm *Expression "do you good"*

Test No. incompl/elem-12 "We went on holiday", question 5

I've tried those tablets and they haven't done me any ..........

(a) benefit
(b) good
(c) better
(d) best

Test No. incompl/elem-12 "We went on holiday", answer 5

I've tried those tablets and they haven't done me any good.

Correct answer: (b) good
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Please can you explain me why better makes no sense.

Thank you
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Alan · Fri Dec 03, 2004 19:26 pm *Better*

The expression do you good means brings you some benefit If you want to use make then it would have to be make me (feel) better.
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Adriana · Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:01 am *Any good*

And what's the difference between "BENEFIT" and "GOOD"???
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Alex Anna · Sat Nov 18, 2006 16:52 pm *Expression "do you good"*

I think that u can say "bring me some benefit" or "do me good" but not "do me benefit". Because "do me benefit" is an expression, so u have to accept it or learn it by heart. Did I understand right?
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canadian45 · Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:13 am *Expression "do you good"*

Alex Anna
You are right. We don't say "do me benefit" but we can say "(give) (bring) me benefit".

The simplest correct ways to use the two words are "do me good" and "benefit me".
Of course, they can be modified to say things like "do me (no) (some) (a lot of) good" and "benefit me (some) (a lot) (tremendously)".

seanmen · Sat May 26, 2007 4:34 am *Expression "do you good"*

is there such an expression "do sb. bad"?

BTW, is the sentence above correct? I mean if my question is grammatically correct?
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Alan · Sat May 26, 2007 8:01 am *Expression "do you good"*

Hi,

Interesting point. I don't know of the use of 'do me bad'. To me the nearest expression suggesting that somebody rather than something is causing me harm is the expression 'do me wrong'.

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seanmen · Sat May 26, 2007 10:16 am *Expression "do you good"*

Thanks for that.

Another question is, if I want to ask someone the reason why he did not do something, should I say "why didn't you do...?" or "why you didn't do ...?"
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Torsten · Sat May 26, 2007 11:27 am *Expression "do you good"*

Hi Seanmen,

Yes you would say:
Mike, why didn't you do your homework? or
Why didn't you call me?
Why didn't you help me?
Why didn't you pay that bill?
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seanmen · Sat May 26, 2007 12:41 pm *Expression "do you good"*

ok, thank you!
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