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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do by

I recently wrote a piece asking whether I’m becoming obsolete, as a portfolio manager and a professor, since machines can now do so much of what I used to do by hand.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

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

“What I like to do by covering things is make the photograph a question,” Gray said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 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

I honestly didn’t know what to do by this point.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky