do right

idiom

: to do the right thing
You did right to tell the teacher.

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As for Arizona, yes, the NHL should do right by them, absolutely. Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026 What’s the one thing people can do right now to make a difference? The Editors, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025 Giannis, a gentleman even in this era of scoundrels, likely wants to do right by the Bucks, too. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 The show is full of tender moments between characters who earnestly want to do right by one another but simply don’t know how, as well as evocative performances from Reinhart, Ruffalo, and Betty Gilpin, who plays Dad’s present-day pregnant girlfriend, Kate. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for do right

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“Do right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20right. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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