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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Beating either Texas or Tennessee and sweeping Auburn and Kentucky would do the job.
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Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
If not, the state has proved more than willing to step in and do the job for them.
—Elizabeth Chiarello, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
If it's been years since the window washers last came, hire a service or do the job yourself.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Christene Chadwick Moss, the first African-American female board president of Fort Worth ISD, said that, as principal, Benton dedicated herself to enhancing Dunbar’s environment and fostering a strong sense of pride and community — even when people doubted if a woman could do the job.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
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Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
If not, the state has proved more than willing to step in and do the job for them.
—Elizabeth Chiarello, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
If it's been years since the window washers last came, hire a service or do the job yourself.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Christene Chadwick Moss, the first African-American female board president of Fort Worth ISD, said that, as principal, Benton dedicated herself to enhancing Dunbar’s environment and fostering a strong sense of pride and community — even when people doubted if a woman could do the job.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
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