do something
idiom
: to take some sort of action to help a situation
Don't just stand there: do something!
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Tom Homan wanted to do something that prioritized violent criminals.
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ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
You’ll be thrilled to do something to expand your world.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
The way to combat anti-Jewish prejudice, many German Jews thought, would be to do something about them.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Members of the Helpful Honda Campaign saw the family on CBS LA and wanted to do something.
—Pat Harvey, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
You’ll be thrilled to do something to expand your world.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
The way to combat anti-Jewish prejudice, many German Jews thought, would be to do something about them.
—Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Members of the Helpful Honda Campaign saw the family on CBS LA and wanted to do something.
—Pat Harvey, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
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 26 Feb. 2026.
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