do anything

phrase

1

: to take an action that is considered wrong or suspicious or of particular interest

If he does anything, let me know.

—often used in negative statements

"Why is she mad?" "I don't know. I didn't do anything."

2

: to be occupied with something

I need to start dinner, but I can't do anything until you get out of the way.

If you're not doing anything this evening, why not come over for dinner?

Examples of do anything in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The goal of Gemini robotics is to create a generalist robot, one that can do anything a human could do. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

If Keegan’s Newcastle could be naive and beautiful as well as destructive, Howe built a team of hard-running swarmers who, at their best, would do anything in their power to win. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2026

But the models will often do anything – including unethical steps like hacking – to do that. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

The prosecution argued that Brumetti was lying and would do anything – including putting himself on death row in Connecticut – to get out of 15 years of solitary confinement in Alabama. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Rhymes for do anything

• bing
• bring
• ching
• cling
• ding
• fling
• ging
• hing
• jing
• kling
• ling
• ming