do something

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: to take some sort of action to help a situation

Don't just stand there: do something!

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But now a team led by Vanessa Ruta, a neuroscientist at the Rockefeller University, has shown that fruit flies do something far more advanced. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026 You could suddenly be asked to share your ideas in a room of people who can actually do something with them. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 Yet the companies that emerge stronger often do something different. — Natalie Ruiz, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The Mets could act more judiciously in free agency, deciding whether to pursue Skubal or do something lower profile, such as re-sign Clay Holmes. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for do something

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