do well to do

Meaning

1. do well to do sth

   to be sensible or wise to do sth

   He would do well to concentrate more on his work.

In the movies · 10

• And Peter and Robin do... Well, they basically do everything.We Bought a Zoo2011
• You're very lucky that Laura is doing as well as she's doing.High Fidelity2000
• Really, how well do you do?Sicko2007
• "Well, do you enjoy doing it?"Maria Bamford: Old Baby2017
• He was an enormous, enormous success, and this success largely changed his whole life, I think, 'cause he found out there was something that he could do well, do practically better than anyone else.Reds1981
• They sure do. - Well, what do you know?Nocturnal Animals2016
• - Well, what you wanna do? - Well, what can man do with a third rate chippy.Barfly1987
• - Well, do we do it? Is it on? - I've got to think.The Lion in Winter1968

From the same entry

• as well
• be doing well
• may as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb
• be well on the way to
• be well out of
• be well up in
• do well
• do well by
• do well for yourself
• do well out of
• leave well alone
• may as well do