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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No wonder the United Nations hasn’t been able to do the job that they were put in existence to do.
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Avoid sharing stories that might make colleagues question your intelligence, ethics or ability to do the job.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Re-set your body, re-set your body and try to do the job you're called to do tomorrow.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Couldn’t government resources do the job?
—Rick Bennett, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Avoid sharing stories that might make colleagues question your intelligence, ethics or ability to do the job.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
Re-set your body, re-set your body and try to do the job you're called to do tomorrow.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Couldn’t government resources do the job?
—Rick Bennett, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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