do right

idiom

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

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Ned, like the fellow former salesman at the center of that other show, is the kind of guy who leads with his heart and tries to do right by his people. Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 The best true crime is when people genuinely care about the worst experiences of other people’s lives and want to do right by them — to understand how human perfect storms happen, to untangle them, and to help. Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025 The bureaucrat who struggles to find a way to do right by his tribal mother, and many more. Priyamvada Ramkumar august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025 The bravest thing a leader can do right now is say what needs to be said – with specificity, honesty, and focus. Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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