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

Mourinho first told Vinicius Jr on the pitch that nobody at Benfica could do anything racist, since Eusebio, a club legend, was Black. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

No way this patriotic Ukrainian warrior would do anything to advance a Russian cause and so forth. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

Call it a great night for Guyton, though, who continued his rise without having to do anything. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026

Parents will often do anything to help soothe their crying babies. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 5 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for do anything

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