Idiom
do the decent thing
Meaning
To take the most honorable or appropriate course of action, even if is not necessarily in the person's own interests.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He decided to do the decent thing and return the lost wallet.”
“After realizing he made a mistake, he chose to do the decent thing and admit it to his boss.”
“Despite the personal cost to his reputation, he felt compelled to do the decent thing and testify against his former business partner.”
Examples
simple
“He decided to do the decent thing and return the lost wallet.”
contextual
“After realizing he made a mistake, he chose to do the decent thing and admit it to his boss.”
complex
“Despite the personal cost to his reputation, he felt compelled to do the decent thing and testify against his former business partner.”
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