This small table will serve the turn for now.
serve the turn
idiomTo suffice for one's immediate purpose or need.
I forgot my screwdriver, but this butter knife should serve the turn to tighten the screw.
Although the makeshift shelter was far from ideal, it served the turn during the storm until they could reach a safer location.
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Buggins's turn
A humorous, disparaging term for the appointment of a person by rotation or promotion, on the basis of length of service (it being that person's "turn") rather than merit or level of qualification.
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good turn
A good deed; a thoughtful or selfless act.
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left turn
An unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.
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serve notice
To fire; to terminate one's employment or formal association.
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serve someone right
To happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.
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serve time
To be confined in prison or a similar institution, typically for wrongdoing that violates the law.
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serve two masters
To take orders from two superiors or two conflicting parties.
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serve up
To provide; deliver; inflict; impose.