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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Before Francis can do anything, a gunshot rings out.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Seeks to fabricate evidence to justify election rigging and do anything to block my new presidential candidacy.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Wear: Our critic explains how to style men’s white jeans without looking too contrived.
Boost: Can supplements do anything for your immune system?
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
There’s plenty such wordplay in The Safe House, to the point that the movie can seem like a caricature of overeducated, perpetually growling Parisians shouting for social change, but too self-centered and comfortable in their bourgeois lifestyles to do anything drastic about it.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Seeks to fabricate evidence to justify election rigging and do anything to block my new presidential candidacy.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Wear: Our critic explains how to style men’s white jeans without looking too contrived.
Boost: Can supplements do anything for your immune system?
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
There’s plenty such wordplay in The Safe House, to the point that the movie can seem like a caricature of overeducated, perpetually growling Parisians shouting for social change, but too self-centered and comfortable in their bourgeois lifestyles to do anything drastic about it.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Do anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20anything. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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