do the trick

phrase

: to produce a desired result

Examples of do the trick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Notebooks Screen time is one thing, but old-school analogue pen and paper does the trick. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026

There are usually a few things on in-flight menus that can do the trick. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026

After some trial and error, the group found a symmetry that did the trick. — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

In this new work, Helmholtz resonance did the trick for turning incoming sound into self-propelling thrust. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1812, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for do the trick

• actinic
• agnatic
• bailiwick
• bolshevik
• candlestick
• deontic
• firebrick
• herpetic
• judaic
• lunatic
• menshevik
• orthotic