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do right by

idiom

To treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    come right

    to have a successful or satisfying conclusion; to end well

  2. 02

    coming right up

    Used by the speaker to indicate readiness to provide something ordered or requested.

  3. 03

    damn right

    Expresses enthusiastic support or opposition, agreement or disagreement, certainty or emphasis.

  4. 04

    do the right thing

    To do what is ethical or just.

  5. 05

    get one's priorities right

    Synonym of get one's priorities straight.

  6. 06

    get right

    To do (something) in the appropriate manner; to make (something) correct by coming up with the correct answer or solution.

  7. 07

    go horribly right

    To produce a technically correct result, but with highly undesirable consequences.

  8. 08

    have one's heart in the right place

    To have good intentions.

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