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?

Examples of do anything in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time, Ivan and his comrades had asked one another: Why couldn’t their country do anything like that? —Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024

That's one of the biggest questions in this case is why didn't anyone do anything? —Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024

But before the lawyer can do anything, he’s summoned to Noma’s. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2024

Rolex’s newest release doesn’t tell the time, sit neatly on the wrist, or do anything else a good watch is supposed to. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2024