Meanings & Examples:
1. To describe or show someone or something accurately. Often used in the
negative to emphasize that something is better than it appeared or was
portrayed.
- I think you two will love this house once we get inside-the pictures really
don't do justice to its mid-century modern charm.
- No, let me describe it-Mom isn't doing justice to the scene at all.
- Nothing I say will do justice to the catchiness of this song-you just have
to hear it for yourself.
2. To eat or drink in large quantities.
- I think you bought too much soda-there's no way the party guests will do
justice to all of that.
- Hey, you can just leave those donuts here-I'm sure we'll do justice to them
during our training.
- When you have teen sons, you can never have too much food. They'll do
justice to every last thing you buy at the grocery store!
3. To give something the amount of care and consideration it warrants.
- I don't have enough of a vocal range to do justice to that beautiful song.
- A: "I doubt the recruiters even did justice to my application!"
B: "Well, you did apply for a higher-level position that you don't have the
experience for."
- I was too tired to do justice to the proofreading assignment, so I had to
ask for an extension.
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My friend Bill dreamed of "honestly expressing himself," as Bruce Lee used to
say. A gut-wrenching saga was buried deep down, he said, and some day he'd beget
something. It needed not bring fame or fortune but if the tale could appeal and
pass on a few lessons to young people, just those he cared about, it would be
more than satisfying. To do that, one couldn't rush, he claimed, he had to do
justice to what he truly wanted to say.
