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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So is sending in the Guard to do the job that Democrat mayors will not do.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
There’s 20 guys in line behind you that could do the job just as well.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Second, satellites could do the job on their own, with some help from artificial intelligence and edge computing.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
Crashes do the job, according to a Realtors’ inventory metric.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
There’s 20 guys in line behind you that could do the job just as well.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Second, satellites could do the job on their own, with some help from artificial intelligence and edge computing.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2025
Crashes do the job, according to a Realtors’ inventory metric.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Do the job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20the%20job. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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