do by

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to treat in the manner specified

   employers do well by hard working employees

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do by Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

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do by

No, the analogy can’t take us that far; there are no ingredients here, just a calculation you could, in principle, do by hand.

From Slate ● May 25, 2026

Meanwhile, the EIB is limited in what it can do by structural constraints: Its own policies prevent it from financing weapons and ammunition.

From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026

Simons has previously said the company had "gone beyond" what it had been asked to do by including "unnecessary information".

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

“Tons of people I work with learned what not to do by the manager they had,” Wasserman says.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025

I respond the way I always do: by looking down and walking straight and fast.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan