do right

idiom

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

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While entrepreneurs want to do right by their workers and offer robust health benefits, they are often forced to make painful choices about wages, benefits and business growth as premiums skyrocket each year. Bianca Blomquist, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026 The voting queens mostly do right by the performers. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026 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 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 28 Feb. 2026.

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