that will/should do it

phrase

1
—used in informal speech to tell someone that one does not want or need anything more
"Would you like anything else?" "No, that'll do it."
—sometimes shortened to that will/should do
That should do, thanks.
2
—used to say that one has finished doing something or is about to finish doing something.
I just have one more letter to sign and that should do it.

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Follow the instructions to make sure your print settings match the size of the paper, and that should do it. — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024 And there’s other kickers that will do it, too, other punters. — C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024 If constantly checking for award flights isn’t realistic for you, there are services that will do it for you. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023 Whittington picks up another first down, and that should do it. — oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2022 Rather than having to marshal huge amounts of bandwidth and computing power, the DDoSer locates servers on the Internet that will do it for them. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2022

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“That will/should do it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20will%2Fshould%20do%20it. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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