do the trick

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

do the trick

1. (idiomatic) To work; to be successful; to solve a problem; to be sufficient or adequate to fulfill a purpose.
   • 1885, H. Rider Haggard, chapter 3, in King Solomon's Mines:

     [J]ust that little extra second did the trick.

   • 1921, Victor Appleton, chapter 24, in Tom Swift Among The Fire Fighters:

     "It was the chemicals from this young man's airship that did the trick!"

   • 2002 April 15, Laura Bradford, "Three Ways To Give Nature A Helping Hand," Time:

     Sometimes hormone therapy does the trick, but many infertile couples require more sophisticated manipulation of sperm and eggs.

Synonyms

• do the job
• hit the mark

Translations

(idiomatic) to work

• Finnish: tepsiä (fi)
• French: faire l’affaire (fr)
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• Icelandic: duga (is), nægja