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does well by doing good

does well by doing good is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do well by doing good.

Meaning of do well by doing good

Verb

do well by doing good (third-person singular simple present does well by doing good, present participle doing well by doing good, simple past did well by doing good, past participle done well by doing good)

  1. (idiomatic) To achieve social acceptance or financial success as a result of behaving in a benevolent or charitable manner.
    • Ev'ry evening you will find him / Around our neighborhood / It's the old dope peddler / Doing well by doing good1954, Tom Lehrer, “The Old Dope Peddler”, in Songs by Tom Lehrer (LP record), Lehrer Records, Track 2

Questions about does well by doing good

What is does well by doing good the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Does well by doing good is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do well by doing good.

Words near does well by doing good in the dictionary

  1. does tricks on it
  2. does unto others
  3. does up
  4. does violence to
  5. does well
  6. does well by doing good
  7. does well for oneself
  8. does with mirrors
  9. does without
  10. does wonders
  11. does't

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