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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In 2022, University of Surrey chemistry undergrad Eleanor Mackintosh actually designed a filter-feeding robotic fish that could theoretically do the job.
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New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
The Miami Herald found several movers, purportedly from Florida, that advertise on websites and social media, but lack the licensing to do the job legally.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
A little movement after eating—per Topol, just a 15-minute walk can do the job.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 26 Nov. 2025
Why go to all the trouble of mimicking nature’s blueprints when our own designs can do the job more efficiently?
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
The Miami Herald found several movers, purportedly from Florida, that advertise on websites and social media, but lack the licensing to do the job legally.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
A little movement after eating—per Topol, just a 15-minute walk can do the job.
—Kristen Fischer, Health, 26 Nov. 2025
Why go to all the trouble of mimicking nature’s blueprints when our own designs can do the job more efficiently?
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 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 6 Dec. 2025.
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