dagegen tun

do something about it

→ dagegen
phrase Uncommon #16,664
do something about it “Dagegen” refers to a problem or situation that someone wants to change or prevent.
GE: Der Lärm stört mich. Kannst du etwas dagegen tun?
EN: The noise is bothering me. Can you do something about it?

Sie sollten heute etwas dagegen tun.

You should do something about it today.

Und man kann gar nichts dagegen tun?

And there's absolutely nothing that can be done about it?

— Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)

Ihr solltet heute etwas dagegen tun.

You should do something about it today.

Keiner von Euch kann das Geringste dagegen tun.

None of you can do anything about it.

— In ihren Augen (2009)

Was willst du dagegen tun?

What do you want to do about it?

— Loveless (2017)

Wir können was dagegen tun.

We can do something about it.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Was soll man denn dagegen tun?

What are you supposed to do about it?

— Der Postmann (1994)

Wir müssen irgendwas dagegen tun.

We have to do something about it.

Kann man was dagegen tun?

Is there anything that can be done about it?

— Leid und Herrlichkeit (2019)

Jedenfalls nicht, wenn ich etwas dagegen tun kann.

At least not if I can do anything about it.

Wir sollten was dagegen tun.

We should do something about it.

„ Was soll ich dagegen tun?“, fragte ich.

“What am I supposed to do about it?” I asked.