do anything
idiom
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?
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Did Telluride, Venice, or TIFF do anything to improve the situation?
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Importantly, the change only impacts taxpayers who mail payments—those who pay electronically or who don’t usually file Form 1040-ES won’t need to do anything different.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Didn't have to do anything like super, super special occasion.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Can California do anything about it?
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Importantly, the change only impacts taxpayers who mail payments—those who pay electronically or who don’t usually file Form 1040-ES won’t need to do anything different.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Didn't have to do anything like super, super special occasion.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Can California do anything about it?
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Do anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20anything. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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