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?
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No biologist or environmentalist or anyone even remotely interested in conservation would do anything like this.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Knowing the corruption in the force runs deeper than Lafferty's crimes but unable to do anything about it, Mickey ultimately ends up resigning.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
In the meantime, party moderates are being tarred with progressive brushes, and Democratic leadership is unwilling or unable to do anything about it.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
Without fair elections, an honest media environment and a credible opposition, voters can’t correct their country’s course at the ballot box, providing competitive authoritarian regimes little incentive to do anything but enrich themselves.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Knowing the corruption in the force runs deeper than Lafferty's crimes but unable to do anything about it, Mickey ultimately ends up resigning.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
In the meantime, party moderates are being tarred with progressive brushes, and Democratic leadership is unwilling or unable to do anything about it.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
Without fair elections, an honest media environment and a credible opposition, voters can’t correct their country’s course at the ballot box, providing competitive authoritarian regimes little incentive to do anything but enrich themselves.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Do anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20anything. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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