that will/should do it
Definition of that will/should do it
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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Word by Word Definitions
: desire, wish
: used to express desire, choice, willingness, consent, or in negative constructions refusal
: used to express frequent, customary, or habitual action or natural tendency or disposition
: desire, wish: such as
: disposition, inclination
: appetite, passion
: to order or direct by a will
: to dispose of by or as if by a will : bequeath
: to determine by an act of choice
: past tense ofshall
: used in auxiliary function to express condition
: used in auxiliary function to express obligation, propriety, or expediency
: to bring to pass : carry out
: put
: perform, execute
: fuss, ado
: deed, duty
: a festive get-together : affair, party
: the first tone of the major scale in solfège
: ditto
: double occupancy
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