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  • phrase UK, idiomatic, humorous Expresses disbelief.

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"Do me a favour" (rhyming with "lemon flavour") in Cockney rhyming slang.

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  • I love this. According to Urban Dictionary it means "do me a favor".

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    May 3, 2009