Don't Try Anything

[namsteven]

Dear friends and Teachers,

- I just watched an American action film, when person A is captured, and then the person B said this "I'll be right back, and don't try anything".

- Does "don't try anything" in this context mean "Don't try to do anything to run away", correct?

Thanks a million!

NamSteven

[Raymott]

Dear friends and Teachers,

- I just watched an American action film, when person A is captured, and then the person B said this "I'll be right back, and don't try anything".

- Does "don't try anything" in this context mean "Don't try to do anything to run away", correct?

Thanks a million!

NamSteven

Yes. But it's broader than that. It means don't try:
- cell-phoning a colleague
- untying yourself
- shouting out
- escaping.
Basically, it means: Don't try anything that I wouldn't like when I get back.