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?

Examples of do anything in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s plenty such wordplay in The Safe House, to the point that the movie can seem like a caricature of overeducated, perpetually growling Parisians shouting for social change, but too self-centered and comfortable in their bourgeois lifestyles to do anything drastic about it. —Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025

Some Republicans are hesitant to do anything on that issue that could infringe on the authority of state regulators. —Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025

Both parties know full well that our core problem is our runaway entitlement spending, and neither party wants to do anything about it. —The Editors, National Review, 19 Feb. 2025

There's rights and creative people involved with those that are still alive and don't want to do anything. —Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for do anything

• bing
• bring
• ching
• cling
• ding
• fling
• ging
• hing
• jing
• kling
• ling
• ming