IdiomDaily Life
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Englishgood Samaritan
Meaning: A person who helps someone in trouble without thought of personal gain.
Example: “Some good Samaritan returned my wallet with all the money still in it.”
Origin: The expression has its origins in a story from the New Testament in which a man from Samaria helped someone who had been robbed by thieves.
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