надо что-то делать

something has to be done

→ надо

phrase Uncommon #24,099

something has to be done Used when you think action is necessary, often because a problem needs solving.

RU: Надо что-то делать, пока не стало слишком поздно.

EN: Something has to be done before it's too late.

I don't know, but something needs to be done.

— Прокол (1981)

I need to do something now, right?

— Ларс и настоящая девушка (2007)

Tom needs to do something.

Girls, we need to do something.

— Москва слезам не верит (1980)

We need to do something.

— Малхолланд Драйв (2001)

We need to do something, we can’t just sit like this.

— Конформист (1971)

They've captured Monsieur Augustin and Monsieur Stanislas—we have to do something!

— Большая прогулка (1966)

Comrade, there's a person over there claiming to be an alien—we need to do something.

— Кин-дза-дза! (1986)

We can’t sit and wait, we have to do something!

— Мамочка (2014)