do anything

idiom

: 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."

: 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 Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife, but becomes distrustful of the retreat’s enigmatic leader even as Abigail falls under her spell. —

Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024 Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife but becomes distrustful of the retreat’s enigmatic leader even as Abigail falls under her spell. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024 Our thought bubble: Election meddling has entered a new era where adversaries unafraid of diplomatic consequences are willing to do anything to cause destruction. —

Sam Sabin, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024 Randle has been featured in this offense, but he hasn’t been asked to do anything that would overextend him. —

Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for do anything

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