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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An upside down flower pot can also do the job here.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
Alternatively, the neighbor may volunteer to do the job.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Jan. 2026
At Mazel Tov Moving, a few blocks from the jail, a dispatcher named Avi said his company could do the job.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Multiple people who have spent time at the FPPC told The Bee the staff is not big enough to effectively do the job.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
Alternatively, the neighbor may volunteer to do the job.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Jan. 2026
At Mazel Tov Moving, a few blocks from the jail, a dispatcher named Avi said his company could do the job.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Multiple people who have spent time at the FPPC told The Bee the staff is not big enough to effectively do the job.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for do the job
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