do something
idiom
: to take some sort of action to help a situation
Don't just stand there: do something!
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Which video is more likely to activate you to do something?
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Kenda Laney, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
But this team came together quickly and has the potential to do something special in Italy.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Families want their leaders to do something about the cost of child care.
—Reshma Saujani, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
With the Egyptian and Syrian armies facing defeat, Saudi Arabia's King Faisal came under enormous public pressure, both at home and abroad, to do something for the Arab cause.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Kenda Laney, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
But this team came together quickly and has the potential to do something special in Italy.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Families want their leaders to do something about the cost of child care.
—Reshma Saujani, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
With the Egyptian and Syrian armies facing defeat, Saudi Arabia's King Faisal came under enormous public pressure, both at home and abroad, to do something for the Arab cause.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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