do right

idiom

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

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Take Care Of Your Team The most sustainable thing leaders can do right now is take care of their employees. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 One such hard-working daughter, Marie (Jordan Rice), manages the shop named for her mother (the ebullient Victoire Charles), dealing with complicated rules and expectations while trying to do right both by her roots and her aspirations. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025 Today, this fast-growing city on Florida's east coast offers plenty to see and do right in its own backyard. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2024 The Cormac twist just sucks so hard for Eva, who only ever wants to do right by her sisters. Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024 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 31 Jan. 2025.

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