do anything

idiom

: 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."

: 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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Altuve is willing to do anything to keep Bregman, even leave his middle-infield position. —

Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025 Look, anybody can do anything without pressure applied. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025 Apparently, her story about a Hollywood actor determined to do anything to stay young and relevant resonated with even the most squeamish of voters. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025 An attacker with access to the admin account would still require further authentication, by way of Windows Hello, to be able to do anything of any criticality. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for do anything