do anything

idiom

1

: 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."

2

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

So if tech companies aren’t going to do anything, what could be realistically possible with our current government, which gets nothing done and doesn’t seem to understand these issues very well? —David Remnick, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024

Yet foreign governments are in no position to do anything about it. —Michael Kugelman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024

Hoda Kotb would do anything to see her daughter perform — including running around New York City all morning. —Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024

But receiving a request does not obligate you to do anything about it, except to politely RSVP to an invitation. —Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024

Desperate to save their relationship, Thom is willing to do anything to rekindle their love. —Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024

Then began a parade of characters and stories, led by Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse with many more to follow, marching into the public domain, where anyone can do anything with anything and shape it into a new generation of stories and ideas. —Andrew Dalton, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024

In a town where everyone hides something and is willing to do anything to protect their loved ones, the quest for truth may be a costly exercise for Júlia. —Annika Pham, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024

According to the White House, most of this forgiveness will happen automatically—borrowers won’t need to apply or do anything else, other than possibly provide some financial information. —Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024