do right by someone—treat smb. fairly in moral or legal terms:
- I oppose this bill because it does not do right by our disabled veterans.
put someone right—(also: put someone to rights)
1. make smb. well again:
- Since there is nothing wrong with him really, a placebo will put him right.
2. correct smb.’s ideas or information about smth.:
- His ignorance of the world is not abnormal for an American … his advisors will put him right on foreign affairs.