do something about

phrase

: to take some sort of action to correct (a situation)
We need to do something about this problem.

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If anyone were to do something about it, that person would have to be your husband. — Liana Finck, The New Yorker, 29 June 2023 Instead of mourning the dearth of dedicated lesbian spaces, Burton decided to do something about it, embarking on a cross-country road trip to catalog the bars that still remained. — Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 June 2023 And yet few members of Congress seem willing to do something about it. — Andrew Rettenmaier, The Conversation, 1 June 2023 Designers Menapace and Matt Leacock, who also designed the game Pandemic, said they were overwhelmed by all the problems associated with climate change at first, but wanted to use their skills to help do something about it. — Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 27 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for do something about

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“Do something about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20something%20about. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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