do something
idiom
: to take some sort of action to help a situation
Don't just stand there: do something!
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Often, regulations of one kind or another start in one state and then are reused or recast when other states opt to do something similar.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
And looming over each new change is the possibility that officials are, once again, being asked to do something of sufficiently questionable legality that a court will quickly block it.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
The challenge was to come up with something that would give him the opportunity to do something that was unique and compelling and different than other people had done.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
So being able to do something that is good for the Earth, good for the animals and good for you all at the same time seems like such a no-brainer.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
And looming over each new change is the possibility that officials are, once again, being asked to do something of sufficiently questionable legality that a court will quickly block it.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
The challenge was to come up with something that would give him the opportunity to do something that was unique and compelling and different than other people had done.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2025
So being able to do something that is good for the Earth, good for the animals and good for you all at the same time seems like such a no-brainer.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Do something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20something. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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