do right

idiom

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

Examples of do right in a Sentence

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“Do right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20right. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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