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do the proper thing

do the proper thing verb: synonym of do the right thing.

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of do the right thing

Synonyms of do the proper thing

Forms of do the proper thing

third-person singular presentdoes the proper thing
present participledoing the proper thing
pastdid the proper thing
past participledone the proper thing

Questions about do the proper thing

What does do the proper thing mean?
Do the proper thing means synonym of do the right thing.
What part of speech is do the proper thing?
Do the proper thing is a verb.
What is the past tense of do the proper thing?
The past tense of do the proper thing is did the proper thing.

Words near do the proper thing in the dictionary

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

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