Idiom
do right by
Meaning
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.
Examples
“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.”
Examples
simple
“You should do right by your friends and tell the truth.”
contextual
“The company promised to do right by the employees who lost their jobs during the recent restructuring.”
complex
“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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