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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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 From a pool of millions of possibilities, the approach found five porous materials of the right size that could do the job. Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for do the job

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“Do the job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20the%20job. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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