do right

idiom

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

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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 However, an act that Covington was able to do right outside of her home in those days still brings a big smile to her face 60 years later. Scott Talley, Freep.com, 10 Aug. 2025 While customers rank price, product quality and convenience as the trifecta in determining where to shop, customer trust in a retailer to do right by them is not far behind and a key factor in building and sustaining customer loyalty. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 25 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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