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did the right thing

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

Meaning of do the right thing

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, set phrase) To do what is ethical or just.
    • There was a lot of money in the wallet I found, but I did the right thing and handed it in.

Questions about did the right thing

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

Words near did the right thing in the dictionary

  1. did the math
  2. did the nasties
  3. did the nasty
  4. did the needful
  5. did the power of good
  6. did the right thing
  7. did the rounds
  8. did the talking
  9. did the trick
  10. did the washing up
  11. did the washing-up

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