done justice
Given proper treatment
Done justice means to have treated something or someone fairly, or to have represented them adequately.
When you do justice to a meal, you eat it with the appreciation it deserves.
A photograph that doesn't do you justice fails to capture how good you look.
To do justice to a topic is to cover it thoroughly and fairly.
The phrase often appears in the negative: Words can't do justice to the view.
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- fair treatmentImpartial, unbiased handling
- truthAccordance with reality
- true to lifeFaithfully representing actuality
- perfectWithout any flaw
portrayal · capture · render · value · depiction · achievement · acknowledgment · reveal · authenticity · realization · fairness · highlight · respect · honesty · savor · equity · present · adequately
done justiceshortchanged
Given insufficient payment
cheated · wronged · slighted · sold short · neglected
done justicemisrepresented
Conveyed inaccurately or deceptively
undersold · distorted · diminished · botched · mangled
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