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?

Examples of do anything in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But, even before that, in July, Israel killed Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, which was a huge sign to Israelis that the old Israel was back and could do anything anywhere. —Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025

And every one of us has a partner who loves us, and puts our interests first, and who knows everything and can do anything. —Laura Carney, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025

The Fed was incompetent to do anything productive while tax rates remained high (70 percent at the top through the 1970s) and the world remained reeling from the dollar going off the gold standard in 1971. —Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

While so many Marvel villains are defined by their relatable motivation, the High Evolutionary is a straight-up megalomaniac willing to do anything to achieve his aims. —Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024