do something
idiom
: to take some sort of action to help a situation
Don't just stand there: do something!
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Just do something disruptive, stand on it, and not really follow what everybody’s doing.
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Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 5 May 2025
Your support and your friendship and your attitude really empowered me to do something that was very challenging and intimidating at times.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 2 May 2025
Investors need to fight the urge to do something when there is market chaos.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
In the meantime, Vientos is also trying to do something else: improve against offspeed and breaking pitches.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 5 May 2025
Your support and your friendship and your attitude really empowered me to do something that was very challenging and intimidating at times.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 2 May 2025
Investors need to fight the urge to do something when there is market chaos.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
In the meantime, Vientos is also trying to do something else: improve against offspeed and breaking pitches.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Do something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20something. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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