do the decent thing

do the de·cent thing

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Definition of do the decent thing words

phrase do the decent thing If you say that someone should do the decent thing, you mean that they should do something which they do not really want to do, but which you think they ought to do. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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