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does the decent thing

does the decent thing is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 does the decent thing

What is does the decent thing the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Does the decent thing is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do the decent thing.

Words near does the decent thing in the dictionary

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

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