do something
idiom
: to take some sort of action to help a situation
Don't just stand there: do something!
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Not officially, of course: in keeping with the underlying mission of the IOC, Bach would never do something as openly partisan as endorsing a successor.
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Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Their efforts ultimately ignited an international manhunt, rallying amateur detectives to do something radical: help catch a killer.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Isn’t somebody going to do something about our water crisis?
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Disney has attempted to just replicate the past instead of trying to do something new.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
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Blythe Lawrence, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Their efforts ultimately ignited an international manhunt, rallying amateur detectives to do something radical: help catch a killer.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Isn’t somebody going to do something about our water crisis?
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Disney has attempted to just replicate the past instead of trying to do something new.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Do something.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20something. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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