Health

do someone good

make someone feel better

If something does you good, it makes you feel healthier, happier, or more relaxed.

B1 very common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

You look exhausted.

I know. A quiet weekend would do me good.

Play the conversation

A short walk after lunch would do you good.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: Fresh air will make you good.

Say: Fresh air will do you good.

Use "do someone good," not "make someone good," for an experience that improves how someone feels.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

something does someone good; something would do someone good

Your turn: say it out loud

A short walk after lunch would do you good.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

do someone good

make someone feel better

“A short walk after lunch would do you good.”

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