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?
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Nobody wanted to do anything that could potentially cannibalize that or hurt that show, and to your point, docuseries never really worked at ABC.
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 2 May 2025
But that report was talking about zero-days, vulnerabilities already being exploited, not ones that have been found and fixed before attackers have had a chance to do anything about it.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
When Brunson and Hart checked back in, the Knicks were still in a six-point hole, only there wasn’t much time left to do anything about it.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Who needs hundreds of skincare products that don’t actually do anything good for your skin?
—Jennifer Chan, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2025
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Josef Adalian, Vulture, 2 May 2025
But that report was talking about zero-days, vulnerabilities already being exploited, not ones that have been found and fixed before attackers have had a chance to do anything about it.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
When Brunson and Hart checked back in, the Knicks were still in a six-point hole, only there wasn’t much time left to do anything about it.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
Who needs hundreds of skincare products that don’t actually do anything good for your skin?
—Jennifer Chan, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Do anything.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20anything. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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