do something
idiom
: to take some sort of action to help a situation
Don't just stand there: do something!
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Meghan appears to have started with a stall at a farmer's market where her children sell produce and gradually, in stages, realized the need to do something far bigger.
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Jason Christensen saw a need in his community and decided to do something about it.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 22 June 2025
But as a student of history, a patriotic American who flies the flag at my house every day, who keeps a large portrait of George Washington in my living room, I am obligated to do something rather than passively sit by while the unacceptable becomes normalized.
—Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
But the door is open for Haliburton to take over, for one of the Pacers’ role players (Mathurin, Obi Toppin, Andrew Nembhard, T.J. McConnell) to do something magical.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Jason Christensen saw a need in his community and decided to do something about it.
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 22 June 2025
But as a student of history, a patriotic American who flies the flag at my house every day, who keeps a large portrait of George Washington in my living room, I am obligated to do something rather than passively sit by while the unacceptable becomes normalized.
—Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
But the door is open for Haliburton to take over, for one of the Pacers’ role players (Mathurin, Obi Toppin, Andrew Nembhard, T.J. McConnell) to do something magical.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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“Do something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20something. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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