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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

do right by

Part of Speechverb

To treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.

In a Sentence

“Hey man, did you finish that transaction with my cousin? You do right by him?”

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Related Words

do the right thingdo the decent thingdo bydo goodtreatserve someone rightdeal witharight

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