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

In the case of the $5,000, recipients don’t have to do anything, not even vote. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

The Wolfpack could have simply punted and played defense for a play or had Bailey do anything else. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

That hardly mattered, since the deals didn’t require Leonard to actually do anything for the money. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Boston College knows the ball is going to Duff on Friday night, but can the Eagles do anything about it? — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for do anything

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