do something
idiom
: to take some sort of action to help a situation
Don't just stand there: do something!
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The Attorney General can absolutely do something about that.
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Jack Fink, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
On the eve of his company’s tenth anniversary, George needed to do something big.
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
During her first White House Christmas in 2017, the first lady made the bold choice to do something completely different.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
The club’s executives want to do something for their American fans.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jack Fink, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
On the eve of his company’s tenth anniversary, George needed to do something big.
—Peter White, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
During her first White House Christmas in 2017, the first lady made the bold choice to do something completely different.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
The club’s executives want to do something for their American fans.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Dec. 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 24 Dec. 2025.
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