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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Garthwaite said financial services and manufacturing names would do well under Trump, while some tech and solar energy stocks would perform better under Harris. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 The divergence between polling and vote counts happen, and voters would do well to look at what comes out of Election Day counts, not the polls heading into it. Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024 Companies with post-retirement health care plans would do well to have an honest dialogue with their employees and shareholders on how to manage these spiraling costs. Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Anyone in the late stages of pregnancy might do well to avoid Montages of a Modern Motherhood, now being showcased at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for do well 

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“Do well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20well. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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