do the trick

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do the trick

verb does the trick · doing the trick · did the trick · done the trick

  1. idiomatic, informal To work; to be successful; to solve a problem; to be sufficient or adequate to fulfill a purpose. [J]ust that little extra second did the trick.

    Similar: do the job, hit the mark, turn the trick

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@misc{do_the_trick_2026,
  title = {do the trick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/do%20the%20trick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}