do justice

1. 1.

   bring out fully or to advantage

   “This photograph does not do her justice”

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2. 2.

   show due and full appreciation

   “The diners did the food and wine justice”

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Questions about do justice

What does do justice mean?

do justice means "bring out fully or to advantage". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is do justice a common word?

do justice is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.