DO JUSTICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does do justice mean? 

• DO JUSTICE (verb)
  The verb DO JUSTICE has 2 senses:

1. bring out fully or to advantage

2. show due and full appreciation

  Familiarity information: DO JUSTICE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DO JUSTICE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring out fully or to advantage

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Context example:

This photograph does not do her justice

Hypernyms (to "do justice" is one way to...):

show (make visible or noticeable)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s to somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Show due and full appreciation

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

The diners did the food and wine justice

Hypernyms (to "do justice" is one way to...):

appreciate; prize; treasure; value (hold dear)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s to somebody

 Context examples 

“You have only proved by this,” cried Elizabeth, “that Mr. Bingley did not do justice to his own disposition. You have shown him off now much more than he did himself.”

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

With such warm feelings and lively spirits it must be difficult to do justice to her affection for Mrs. Crawford, without throwing a shade on the Admiral.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

But, however, I shall so far do justice to this part of the Academy, as to acknowledge that all of them were not so visionary.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Anne knew that Lady Russell must be suffering some pain in understanding and relinquishing Mr Elliot, and be making some struggles to become truly acquainted with, and do justice to Captain Wentworth.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

Either that or I would do justice upon him with my own hand.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You know enough of him to do justice to his solid worth.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

No description I could give of her would do justice to my recollection of her, or to her entire deliverance of herself to her anger.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

She could never do justice to Henry and Eleanor's merit; she felt it too strongly for expression; and should a dislike be taken against them, should they be thought of unfavourably, on their father's account, it would cut her to the heart.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

Do justice to his meaning, however I may confuse it.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

Oh! cried Anne eagerly, I hope I do justice to all that is felt by you, and by those who resemble you.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)