do something

idiom

: to take some sort of action to help a situation
Don't just stand there: do something!

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The hot priest advises Eddie to earn forgiveness and stop punishing himself and then suggests that Eddie do something joyful after his penance. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024 The concern is not that the Ukrainian military would do something hazardous with loose nukes. William M. Moon, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024 And now coming in, having two top-five teams in Los Angeles, having a chance to do something. Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 In court, arrested protesters talk about their responsibility to do something because of their age. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 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 23 Nov. 2024.

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