do something
idiom
: to take some sort of action to help a situation
Don't just stand there: do something!
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Now Brooke Welch has a chance to do something her brother didn’t — win a state title.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Also: Harry’s going to do something about that kitchen knife sticking out of his pec, right?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 June 2025
Now, investors are calling for Apple to do something major to catch up in AI, which is rapidly transforming the tech industry.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Please, director, invite me to do something different—not always a fight, fight, fight, fight.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Also: Harry’s going to do something about that kitchen knife sticking out of his pec, right?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 June 2025
Now, investors are calling for Apple to do something major to catch up in AI, which is rapidly transforming the tech industry.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Please, director, invite me to do something different—not always a fight, fight, fight, fight.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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