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Meaning of do the trick in English

do the trick

idiom   informal
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If something does the trick, it has the necessary or wanted effect:
should/ought to do the trick This sauce needs more flavour - I know, some lemon juice should/ought to do the trick.
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Efficient and effective
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(Definition of do the trick from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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do the trick

idiom (also do the job)
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infml to achieve the desired result:
I need something to put these papers in – this folder should do the trick.
(Definition of do the trick from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of do the trick

in Chinese (Traditional)
奏效，起作用…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
奏效，起作用…
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resolver el problema, aviar, apañar…
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dar resultado, resolver a situação, serve…
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işi bitirmek, istenilen sonucu sağlamak, zor bir işin üstesinden gelmek…
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faire l’affaire…
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werken…
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splnit svůj účel…
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klare sagen…
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memenuhi kebutuhan…
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ทำสิ่งที่ต้องทำได้ (คำไม่เป็นทางการ)…
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làm gì cần thiết…
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poskutkować, załatwić sprawę, spełnić swoje zadanie…
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göra susen, duga fint…
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jadilah…
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den Zweck erfüllen…
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gjøre nytten, duge…
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годитися…
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сработать, помочь…
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