Idiom
do the right thing
Meaning
To do what is ethical or just.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You should always do the right thing.”
“He found a wallet on the street and decided to do the right thing by returning it to the owner.”
“Even when faced with significant personal loss, she felt compelled to do the right thing and report the error to the board.”
Examples
simple
“You should always do the right thing.”
contextual
“He found a wallet on the street and decided to do the right thing by returning it to the owner.”
complex
“Even when faced with significant personal loss, she felt compelled to do the right thing and report the error to the board.”
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