do the trick
Example Sentences
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“Think this will do the trick?”
From Literature
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He said, “Leaks to radiators can be very difficult to repair and hopefully this chemical sealant will do the trick.”
From MarketWatch
Every few months, he comes home with a new “squirrel-proof” bird feeder, each more expensive than the previous, each one promising to finally do the trick.
From Slate
Today, heated blankets do the trick when you don’t want to crank the heat.
Even slower growth than expected could do the trick, he said.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.