do something
idiom
: to take some sort of action to help a situation
Don't just stand there: do something!
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With the shutdown, people who would've come in to shop are opting to stay home or do something cheaper, according to him.
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Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
This was a different chance to do something.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
So, there's no reason to change anything, as long as there are no changes that force us to do something, Kocher said, speaking to CNBC's Karen Tso at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Sanchez wanted to do something focused on fashion and climate and connected the CFDA to Bezos Earth Fund to develop this initiative.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
This was a different chance to do something.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
So, there's no reason to change anything, as long as there are no changes that force us to do something, Kocher said, speaking to CNBC's Karen Tso at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Sanchez wanted to do something focused on fashion and climate and connected the CFDA to Bezos Earth Fund to develop this initiative.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for do something
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“Do something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20something. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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