do the job
idiom
informal
: to achieve a desired result
The new system isn't working yet, but a few more adjustments ought to do the job.
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Still, one of these apps will probably do the job for most people.
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PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
Use no more than necessary to do the job, often only a light mist.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
To be able to do the job, the team remembers the animals who will live without the threat of an invasive predator among them.
—Longreads, 25 Oct. 2024
On the one hand, workers’ concerns are hitting new highs across many sectors, while the Republican presidential candidate barely made waves on the campaign trail for insulting autoworkers by saying a child could do the job.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
Use no more than necessary to do the job, often only a light mist.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
To be able to do the job, the team remembers the animals who will live without the threat of an invasive predator among them.
—Longreads, 25 Oct. 2024
On the one hand, workers’ concerns are hitting new highs across many sectors, while the Republican presidential candidate barely made waves on the campaign trail for insulting autoworkers by saying a child could do the job.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Do the job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20the%20job. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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