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- Do_the_needful abstract ""Do the needful" is an expression which means "do that which is necessary", with the respectful implication that the other party is trusted to understand what needs doing without being given detailed instruction.The expression is currently used mainly in Indian English. The expression was current in both British and American English well into the early 20th century. The Oxford English Dictionary lists examples of usage from 1709 (Richard Steele in the Tatler), 1771 (Samuel Foote in Maid of Bath), 1821 (Maria Edgeworth in a letter), 1831 (Walter Scott in his journal), 1929 (I. Colvin in his Life of Dyer), and 1992 (Jeff Torrington in Swing Hammer Swing!), the last likely used humorously.".
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- Do_the_needful subject Category:English_phrases.
- Do_the_needful subject Category:Indian_English.
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- Do_the_needful type PakistaniEnglishIdioms.
- Do_the_needful type Parlance107081177.
- Do_the_needful comment ""Do the needful" is an expression which means "do that which is necessary", with the respectful implication that the other party is trusted to understand what needs doing without being given detailed instruction.The expression is currently used mainly in Indian English. The expression was current in both British and American English well into the early 20th century.".
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