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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And once again, the Illinois General Assembly has failed to do anything about it.
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Brian Hopkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Page needed to do anything and everything to defeat Jon Moxley for the title as the two competed in a Texas Death Match.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
There were no guarantees that moving up Ryan’s start to Friday would get him onto the All-Star roster, but manager Rocco Baldelli felt strongly that the 29-year-old right-hander deserved the honor for an excellent first half and wanted to do anything possible to help his candidacy.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The final result doesn’t exactly send the message that young girls can do anything, but that’s splitting hairs.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Brian Hopkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Page needed to do anything and everything to defeat Jon Moxley for the title as the two competed in a Texas Death Match.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
There were no guarantees that moving up Ryan’s start to Friday would get him onto the All-Star roster, but manager Rocco Baldelli felt strongly that the 29-year-old right-hander deserved the honor for an excellent first half and wanted to do anything possible to help his candidacy.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The final result doesn’t exactly send the message that young girls can do anything, but that’s splitting hairs.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for do anything
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“Do anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20anything. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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