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get something done

VERB
work out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve arrange come out complete develop devise figure out fix form formulate handle happen resolve win
WEAK
attain be effective bring off clear come to terms compromise construct contrive elaborate evolve find out finish go go well manipulate pan out plan prosper pull off put together reach agreement result succeed swing turn out up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break destroy disarrange disorganize disturb fail forget give up halt ignore lose neglect stop

Example Sentences

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"It's a powder keg now and we need to get something done and we need the Home Office to listen," he added.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

“On March 5, we have the opportunity to fulfill that original vision and right that wrong and get something done that’s big and bold and scaled,” Newsom said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024

"Hopefully we can work through this and get something done in a short period of time," Tuberville told reporters.

From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2023

Either way, our fate is still our own, and if we manage to take responsibility for it and banish the cartoon characters back to our imaginations where they belong, we might actually get something done.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2023

Seven knew the only way to get something done was to do it her way.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega