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Meaning of do nothing | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To not take any action; to fail to do or accomplish something.

Examples

“"That colour does nothing for you" "Argh! And you do nothing but complain bout everything!"”
“The new zero tolerance rules did nothing to make the school safer and improve its atmosphere; in fact, these rules may have made the school less safe and less desirable instead.”
“But doing nothing is not an option. Our railway has been drifting, leaderless, for a couple of years. Sunak should also ponder as he panders.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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