do by

verb

(intr, preposition) to treat in the manner specified
employers do well by hard working employees

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Idioms and Phrases

Behave with respect to, treat, as in John was determined to do well by his children. This idiom was first recorded about 1175.

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This isn’t the only problem, according to the study, done by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.

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While officers may not have known Padilla was a U.S. senator when they started going after him, they certainly did by the time the cuffs were snapping.

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"But piracy is piracy, and the fact that it's done by an AI company does not make it any less infringing," he said.

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“But piracy is piracy, and the fact that it’s done by an AI company does not make it any less infringing.”

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The new record will be done by Christmas and out by June 2026.

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