"by that person"
"You have the power to affect someone’s life,” she said. “You want to be absolutely sure you’re doing the right thing by that person"
Hi, the sentence above is from NY Times about new Justice confirmation. I don't get what "by that person" means. Could someone help me understand the meaning of "by" and who are the "person"?
Thank you advance!
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fort lee You have the power to affect someone ’s life,” she said. “You want to be absolutely sure you’re doing the right thing by that person . that person is a reference to someone .
- fort lee You have the power to affect someone ’s life,” she said.
- “You want to be absolutely sure you’re doing the right thing by that person .
- that person is a reference to someone .
- by is equivalent to for in this idiom.
- We should always do our best to do right by others.
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fort leeYou have the power to affect someone’s life,” she said. “You want to be absolutely sure you’re doing the right thing by that person.
that person is a reference to someone.
by is equivalent to for in this idiom.
We should always do our best to do right by others.
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0"You have the power to affect someone’s life,” she said. “You want to be absolutely sure you’re doing the right thing by that person"
Hi, the sentence above is from NY Times about new Justice confirmation. I don't get what "by that person" means. Could someone help me understand the meaning of "by" and who are the "person"?
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