got something to do vs got something to be done

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Got something to do' is used when referring to tasks or activities that need to be completed, while 'got something to be done' is used when indicating that something needs to be accomplished or taken care of by someone.

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got something to do

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to tasks or activities that need to be completed.

This phrase is used to indicate that there are tasks or activities that need to be accomplished or attended to.

Examples:

I've got something to do this afternoon.
Do you have something to do tomorrow?
She always has something to do on weekends.
We've got a lot of things to do before the party.
Is there something to do in this town?

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It's got something to do with some astrological stuff that gives me a headache.
And this house, it's got something to do with terrence steadman's murder, I know it.
What are you saying, they got something to do with the attacks?
- Go with Tara. I got something to do.
alright listen to me, I've got something to do.
Any of this got something to do with marti?
He got something to do with you, Damon?
It's probably got something to do with those forty four-packs they come in.
It's got something to do with her pancreas.
Excuse me, Martina, I've got something to do.
She has left, got something to do.
Probably got something to do with the atomic bomb.
I've got something to do, too.
It's got something to do with this spirit.
Maybe that's got something to do with it.
He's got something to do with Scylla.
It's got something to do with oilfields in Pakistan.
Lets guys like me pretend we got something to do with college.
It's got something to do with NIS.
I, like many others in this House, believe that the work of our rapporteur has got something to do with that.

Alternatives:

have something to do
need to do something
must do something
have tasks to complete
have activities to attend to

got something to be done

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when indicating that something needs to be accomplished or taken care of by someone.

This phrase is used to express that there is a task or responsibility that needs to be completed by someone.

Examples:

I've got something to be done by the end of the day.
There's something to be done about this issue.
She has something to be done before the deadline.
We've got a lot of things to be done before the event.
Is there something to be done to fix this problem?

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And something's got to be done.
Something has got to be done to save this boy from a criminal career.
All right, something has got to be done about the iron ore shortage.
No, if I'm going to preserve our marriage, and I don't mean a patched up bargain for the sake of the children, then something's got to be done.
Something has got to be done about those... about those things.
I appeal for something to be done about it.
That's not something to be done lightly.
If it falls further, you got something done.
If there were something to be done, I would have done it in the year he spent dying.
It is a good thing that the European Parliament has at last realised the need for something to be done about natural disasters.
We want something to be done about what happened in Nice.
With our historic connections with Africa - particularly during the Belgian Presidency - there is a real opportunity for something to be done very soon.
Mr Rothley has specified these in his report and, in doing so, has underlined the need for something to be done.
Something needs to be done about this, and I am pleased about the strong emphasis placed here upon the need to press for something to be done about the matter.
Well... perhaps something can be done.
Indeed, there were repeated and emphatic demands from within this House for progress to be made and for something to be done about all the problems.
I think we need to indicate that it is important for something to be done.
It's not a question of whether there's something to be done or not.
We demand something be done, and done tonight.
It is of course important that something be done to tackle the refugee problem.

Alternatives:

need something to be done
require something to be done
have something that needs to be done
must have something done
have tasks that need to be completed

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got something to do vs got something to be done