do the trick
Example Sentences
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A break on tariffs won’t do the trick.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
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 • Jan. 25, 2026
Today, heated blankets do the trick when you don’t want to crank the heat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
You don't have to be a detective to find out, a quick internet search should do the trick.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
If a girl didn’t have enough hair to do the trick, she used rags, rats, or switches to fill up the insides of the ear muffs.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
