do right

idiom

: to do the right thing
You did right to tell the teacher.

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Unfortunately, there’s nothing federal student loan borrowers who want to sign up for an IDR plan or switch between the plans can do right now, Kantrowitz said. Annie Nova, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025 Emergencies don't last 46 years, like unstable and situations do right, situations that are out of people's control. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025 Can association’s new tree block owner’s ocean view? ASK IRA: Did the Heat do right by protecting their youth in the Jimmy Butler trade? Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2025 Magaro stars as a father in dire straits, who packs up his two kids, including Wright’s Ella, to take them on a road trip to Omaha, Neb. Magaro delivers a devastating performance as a parent striving to do right by his children in an impossible situation. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for do right

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“Do right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20right. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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