do anything

idiom

: 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."

: 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

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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024 The basic agreement specifically restricts studios from requiring crew members to do anything with AI that would specifically take away the job of one of their peers. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 July 2024 The directive instructs troops to do anything in their power to prevent Israelis from being kidnapped, even if that puts their lives at risk. —

Lior Soroka, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 But the former president has by and large been careful not to do anything that takes the focus off the Biden crisis. —

Niall Stanage, The Hill, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for do anything

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