do something

phrase

: to take some sort of action to help a situation

Don't just stand there: do something!

Examples of do something in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The move alone is unlikely to fix much, but Dykes had to do something. — Neil Nakahodo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026

Please retire from writing and do something better with your life. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

And there is still a hypothetical risk, election experts say, that the President could do something new and outlandishly lawless on or close to Election Day. — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

But the candidates disagree over who bears responsibility for the economic damage, and who could better do something about it. — Megan Cassella, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026