that will do
idiom
—used to tell someone (such as a child) to stop doing or saying something that is bothering one or making one angry
That will do, young man: one more word out of you and you're grounded!
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Not to mention the unsettling score by Atticus Derrickson, his son, that will do nothing to lower your blood pressure.
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
On the contrary, there are lots of Chromebooks under $500 that will do you much better.
—Luke Larsen, Wired News, 25 Sep. 2025
Partner with strong partners that will do that for you as well.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But that’s not stopping the biggest names in tech from burning through hundreds of billions of dollars to try to manifest the model that will do… something.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
On the contrary, there are lots of Chromebooks under $500 that will do you much better.
—Luke Larsen, Wired News, 25 Sep. 2025
Partner with strong partners that will do that for you as well.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
But that’s not stopping the biggest names in tech from burning through hundreds of billions of dollars to try to manifest the model that will do… something.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for that will do
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“That will do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20will%20do. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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