do the trick
if something does the trick, it solves a problem or provides what is needed to get a good result

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do the trick
[informal]
if something does the trick, it achieves what you want or need.
If the sauce tastes a bit sour, add a teaspoon of sugar - that should do the trick.

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do the trick
to work well, to achieve a good or desired result
I think that the new piece of equipment should do the trick and solve our problem.

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do the trick
v. phr., informal To bring success in doing something; have a desired result.
Jim was not passing in English, but he studied harder and that did the trick.
The car wheels slipped on the ice, so Tom put sand under them, which did the trick.
Compare: TURN THE TRICK.

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