do well
idiom
1
: to be wise or use good judgment : to do what one should do
You would do well to avoid him right now.
You did well to avoid him when he was in a bad mood.
2
: to be lucky
When the tornado hit, they did well to escape uninjured.
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Tips for Maintaining Workplace Trust While Restructuring Rather than trying to paint a restructuring as positive, executives would do well to acknowledge the pain that such decisions cause.
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Christopher Kaufman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
If the federal government did want to put its resources toward finding the causes of autism, Kennedy would do well to increase funding for large, national studies that follow people for years.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Most people do well with a twice-daily routine, while others may only need to wash once daily.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
The teams predicted to do well this year will likely not produce back-to-back poor games, while the teams that are expected to play poorly will unfortunately slip to 0-2.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Kaufman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
If the federal government did want to put its resources toward finding the causes of autism, Kennedy would do well to increase funding for large, national studies that follow people for years.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Most people do well with a twice-daily routine, while others may only need to wash once daily.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025
The teams predicted to do well this year will likely not produce back-to-back poor games, while the teams that are expected to play poorly will unfortunately slip to 0-2.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Do well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20well. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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