do something
idiom
: to take some sort of action to help a situation
Don't just stand there: do something!
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So Vega counts the deaths and expects public officials to do something.
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Should he just get caught trying, pull the trigger, do something on executive action?
—CBS News, 26 May 2024
Last winter, a member posted an article about a Taco Bell-fueled 50K and joked that the TJM community should do something similar with Kwik Trip.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
Again, the understandable demand that governments do something now can work against the logic of patient, long-term progress that is essential to a successful counterterrorism program.
—Richard English, TIME, 17 May 2024
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Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Should he just get caught trying, pull the trigger, do something on executive action?
—CBS News, 26 May 2024
Last winter, a member posted an article about a Taco Bell-fueled 50K and joked that the TJM community should do something similar with Kwik Trip.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 20 May 2024
Again, the understandable demand that governments do something now can work against the logic of patient, long-term progress that is essential to a successful counterterrorism program.
—Richard English, TIME, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for do something
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“Do something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20something. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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