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

Meanwhile, the rebellious young Jim Hopper, the son of the town police chief, can’t seem to do anything right; the spunky Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and leave town, stat (but still has a thing for bad boys); and the tech nerd Bob is hopelessly in love with her. —Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025

Someone with a more physically demanding job would certainly need an extended timeline, given that patients are not supposed to lift anything heavier than five pounds for the first two weeks of healing and aren’t supposed to do anything strenuous for at least a month. —Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 7 Apr. 2025

The pair were separated and going through a contentious divorce, and Danielle would never do anything to jeopardize their son’s custody arrangement, her brother says. —Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025

Now — after polls have shown most Americans disapprove of Trump’s tariff agenda and as fears of recession rise — some are asking: Can Congress do anything about it? —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for do anything

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