do something

phrase

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

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Running along the length of the shark's body, these denticles do something rather clever. — New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026 One was to make the decision, for my own safety and well-being and just my ordinary way of being, to return home and do something safe. — Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026 And then do something increasingly novel for the Women's National Basketball Association. — Jonathan Flora Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 And how could a young man so passionate about helping others, who loved his family so deeply, do something that would hurt so profoundly and permanently? — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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