do anything
idiom
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?
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As EPs, celebrities might do anything from simply slapping their name on a poster to glad-handing for an awards campaign to getting deeply involved in production.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
But can any of the Nittany Lions’ other prospects do anything to salvage the season from a draft perspective?
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers, meanwhile, have won out quickly enough in their first two series to re-set their pitching after each round and not ask any of their starters to do anything overly taxing.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
In the South there is the lack of urgency to do anything.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
But can any of the Nittany Lions’ other prospects do anything to salvage the season from a draft perspective?
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers, meanwhile, have won out quickly enough in their first two series to re-set their pitching after each round and not ask any of their starters to do anything overly taxing.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
In the South there is the lack of urgency to do anything.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for do anything
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“Do anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20anything. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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