do something to

phrase

1

: to change (something) in some way

Have you done something to this room? It looks different.

2

: to hurt or damage in some way

My knee is sore. I must have done something to it when I fell.

I think I did something to my car when I went over that bump.

Examples of do something to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Family and friends in the Harford community wanted to do something to keep Annie’s memory alive, and in 2005, the playground was built. — Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2023

Less sophisticated versions of Pegasus may have required users to do something to compromise their devices, like click on a link sent to them from an unknown number. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 May 2023

And with only about 2% of cannabis businesses being Black-owned, Cohen wanted to do something to address the harms of America’s prohibition on pot and help more Black entrepreneurs get a foothold in the industry. — Sarah Whitmire, Forbes, 5 May 2023

There has been some recognition in Congress that legislators must do something to head off major benefit cuts, but a way forward has yet to materialize. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2023

Rhymes for do something to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
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• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou