do something to

idiom

: to change (something) in some way

Have you done something to this room? It looks different.

: to hurt or damage in some way

My knee is sore. I must have done something to it when I fell.

I think I did something to my car when I went over that bump.

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Family and friends in the Harford community wanted to do something to keep Annie’s memory alive, and in 2005, the playground was built. —

Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2023 At the same time, U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter could be tempted to try and do something to push the attack even more when a draw doesn't do much for his side. —

Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2022 The Cleveland Cavaliers need to do something to exorcise these bizarre road demons. —

Chris Fedor, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2022 Less sophisticated versions of Pegasus may have required users to do something to compromise their devices, like click on a link sent to them from an unknown number. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 25 May 2023 See all Example Sentences for do something to

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