do the right thing en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic, qualifier:set phrase) To do what is ethical or just.
In the dispute with the RMT about scanning tickets, Jackson said it was the right thing to do to pay conductors something to scan tickets. Northern pays two pence per scan, Jackson noted, adding that ticket scanning helps to cut fraud and increase staff visibility.
2024 February 7, Philip Haigh, “Network News: TPE MD: consider impact of strikes on passengers”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 11:There was a lot of money in the wallet I found, but I did the right thing and handed it in.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| does the right thing | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| done the right thing | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| doing the right thing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| did the right thing | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
do the honorable thing · do the decent thing · do the proper thing
Translations (14)
eu egin zuzena izan (act ethically) · fr faire ce qu'il fallait (act ethically) · fr bien faire (act ethically) · pl postąpić właściwie (act ethically) · pt fazer a coisa certa (act ethically) · it fare la cosa giusta (act ethically) · fr faire ce qu'il faut (act ethically) · pl postępować właściwie (act ethically) · fi toimia oikein (act ethically) · es hacer lo correcto (act ethically) · fr faire la bonne chose (act ethically) · gl facer o correcto (act ethically) · pl postępować słusznie (act ethically) · pl postąpić słusznie (act ethically)