do right by
To treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“You should do right by your friends and tell the truth.”
“The company promised to do right by the employees who lost their jobs during the recent restructuring.”
“He felt a heavy moral obligation to do right by his late father, ensuring the family estate was managed with absolute integrity.”
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all rights reserved
The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.
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bang to rights
Red-handed, (caught) in the act.
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bragging rights
The prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.
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come right
to have a successful or satisfying conclusion; to end well
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coming right up
Used by the speaker to indicate readiness to provide something ordered or requested.
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damn right
Expresses enthusiastic support or opposition, agreement or disagreement, certainty or emphasis.
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dead to rights
With sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.
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do the right thing
To do what is ethical or just.
Last updated August 10, 2026