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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Our presidential candidates might fan those flames instead of addressing key issues and concerns about their ability to do the job.
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Kathryn Preston, Fortune, 15 July 2024
Pritzker's comments came at a dinner on the eve of the state Democratic Party's convention to select nominees for attorney general and lieutenant governor and presidential delegates amid growing concerns about President Joe Biden's age and ability to do the job.
—Michael McDaniel, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2024
Biden, his campaign and his supporters maintain that the president is the best candidate to defeat Trump and is prepared to do the job for another four years.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 10 July 2024
Biden has sought to hold events and give interviews to demonstrate his ability to do the job, but the results are inherently unsatisfying because the standard is so vague.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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Kathryn Preston, Fortune, 15 July 2024
Pritzker's comments came at a dinner on the eve of the state Democratic Party's convention to select nominees for attorney general and lieutenant governor and presidential delegates amid growing concerns about President Joe Biden's age and ability to do the job.
—Michael McDaniel, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2024
Biden, his campaign and his supporters maintain that the president is the best candidate to defeat Trump and is prepared to do the job for another four years.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 10 July 2024
Biden has sought to hold events and give interviews to demonstrate his ability to do the job, but the results are inherently unsatisfying because the standard is so vague.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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