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did the decent thing

did the decent thing is the simple past of do the decent thing.

Meaning of do the decent thing

Verb

do the decent thing (third-person singular simple present does the decent thing, present participle doing the decent thing, simple past did the decent thing, past participle done the decent thing)

  1. (idiomatic, set phrase) To take the most honorable or appropriate course of action, even if is not necessarily in the person's own interests.
    • Mr Speaker, will the Prime Minister do the decent thing and resign?

Questions about did the decent thing

What is did the decent thing the simple past of?
Did the decent thing is the simple past of do the decent thing.

Words near did the decent thing in the dictionary

  1. did someone's bidding
  2. did someone's business
  3. did someone's head in
  4. did someone's heart good
  5. did the dash
  6. did the decent thing
  7. did the deed
  8. did the dirty on
  9. did the dishes
  10. did the Dutch
  11. did the handsome thing

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