do well
idiom
1
: to be wise or use good judgment : to do what one should do
You would do well to avoid him right now.
You did well to avoid him when he was in a bad mood.
2
: to be lucky
When the tornado hit, they did well to escape uninjured.
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Following President Donald Trump's successful brokering of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, India and Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, critics say the U.N. secretary-general, António Guterres, could do well to follow Trump's lead as a peacemaker.
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Beth Bailey , David Hammelburg, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
And the Sharks would do well even if Misa has the kind of career Logan Couture had for the franchise.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Either way, those two groups of plants grow in the understory shade of a larger tree in nature, and do well there over the summer.
—Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Recent form suggests Spurs would do well to agree to an extension with the experienced Uruguay international.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 29 May 2025
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Beth Bailey , David Hammelburg, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
And the Sharks would do well even if Misa has the kind of career Logan Couture had for the franchise.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Either way, those two groups of plants grow in the understory shade of a larger tree in nature, and do well there over the summer.
—Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
Recent form suggests Spurs would do well to agree to an extension with the experienced Uruguay international.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for do well
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“Do well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20well. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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