that will do
idiom
—used to tell someone (such as a child) to stop doing or saying something that is bothering one or making one angry
That will do, young man: one more word out of you and you're grounded!
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There are interesting ideas in the anime trilogy, including this middle installment’s reimagining of Mechagodzilla not as a robot kaiju but a semi-sentient metal city that will do battle with an impossibly large King of the Monsters.
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James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
There are also gadgets that will do the pouring for you.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
What that means is a Century coupe that will do battle with the Bentley Continental and a Century SUV, that is not an SUV, that will do battle with the Rolls-Royce Cullinan.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
Not to mention the unsettling score by Atticus Derrickson, his son, that will do nothing to lower your blood pressure.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
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James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
There are also gadgets that will do the pouring for you.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
What that means is a Century coupe that will do battle with the Bentley Continental and a Century SUV, that is not an SUV, that will do battle with the Rolls-Royce Cullinan.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
Not to mention the unsettling score by Atticus Derrickson, his son, that will do nothing to lower your blood pressure.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
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“That will do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20will%20do. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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