the least can do

the least can do
the least (someone) can do
: the smallest or easiest thing that someone can or should do

The least he could do is tell me what happened.

There's no need to thank me for my help. Considering all the help you've given me in the past, it was the least I could do. [=I do not deserve to be thanked for the small thing I did]

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