do well by doing good
Definitions
To achieve social acceptance or financial success as a result of behaving in a benevolent or charitable manner.
Examples
“Ev'ry evening you will find⟳ him / Around our neighborhood / It's the old dope peddler / Doing well by doing good”
“The sanctioning doctrine of Good Works has been at hand every since Benjamin Franklin canonized the Arminian Heresy. So Cash McCall, like⟳ his patron saint, does well by doing good.”
“Of course, like⟳ most aid donors, Japan does well by doing good.”
“He wants companies selling Red products to make⟳ a profit by helping the poor—doing well by doing good.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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