Idiom
do the trick
Meaning
To work; to be successful; to solve a problem; to be sufficient or adequate to fulfill a purpose.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“A quick nap should do the trick.”
“The door is stuck, but a little oil on the hinges ought to do the trick.”
“While the makeshift repair was far from professional, it was enough to do the trick until the professional technician arrived the following morning.”
Examples
simple
“A quick nap should do the trick.”
contextual
“The door is stuck, but a little oil on the hinges ought to do the trick.”
complex
“While the makeshift repair was far from professional, it was enough to do the trick until the professional technician arrived the following morning.”
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