Definition of "do well"
do well
verb
third-person singular simple present does well, present participle doing well, simple past did well, past participle done well
(followed by an infinitive) To take the prudent approach; to be advised.
Quotations
Those who possess skill in handicrafts must be prepared to turn that skill into numerous channels; and in most instances men of that stamp would do well to make up their minds before starting, that, in case of need, each must turn mason, joiner, blacksmith, or painter, as circumstances require; of course it is not expected that he should be an adept in all those branches, but a handy fellow who can turn himself into a decent make-shift in such matters, will prove infinitely more useful and more welcome than one who is tied to the routine of mechanical departments.
1858, John Willox, Practical hints to intending emigrants for our Australian colonies
(with a prepositional phrase headed by by or for) To benefit, to favour.
Quotations
And if it is more characteristic of a friend to do well by another than to be well done by, and to confer benefits is characteristic of the good man and of excellence, and it is nobler to do well by friends than by strangers, the good man will need people to do well by.
1990, Giovanni Reale, History of Ancient Philosophy II, A: Plato and Aristotle, page 332
Quotations
Prosimians make good use of shelves, ropes, or swings and do well with natural substrates—such as vines, bamboo, and branches—to climb on or jump among.
1998, National Research Council, Commission on Life Sciences, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates, page 58