do a thing

Examples (10)

• She's tricked you, and you can't do a thing about it.
• I was so exhausted after the long journey that I couldn't do a thing but sleep.
• He just stood there, watching the chaos unfold, without doing a thing to help.
• Despite all their efforts, they realized there was nothing more they could do—not a single thing.
• The doctor advised her to rest and not do a thing for a week.
• If you don't like the way things are going, why don't you do a thing to change it?
• I wish I could do a thing to ease your pain, but some burdens must be carried alone.
• When faced with such overwhelming evidence, the defense attorney could not do a thing.
• He was so paralyzed by fear that he couldn't do a thing to escape.
• The government promised reforms, but so far, they haven't done a thing.