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doing right by

doing right by is the present participle and gerund of do right by.

Meaning of do right by

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.
    • I know her new husband is a good man and wants to do right by our family.

Questions about doing right by

What is doing right by the present participle and gerund of?
Doing right by is the present participle and gerund of do right by.

Words near doing right by in the dictionary

  1. doing or dying
  2. doing out
  3. doing out of
  4. doing over
  5. doing porridge
  6. doing right by
  7. doing somebody wrong
  8. doing someone a frighten
  9. doing someone brown
  10. doing someone like that
  11. doing someone one better

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