do the job

English

Verb

do the job (third-person singular simple present does the job, present participle doing the job, simple past did the job, past participle done the job)

1. Synonym of do the trick
   • 2022 September 7, Philip Haigh, “Comment: More strikes and poor morale”, in RAIL, number 965, page 3:

     And I don't think the union needs to exaggerate - inflation will do the job for it.

See also

• do one's job
• get the job done

Further reading

• “do the job”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “do the job” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “do the job”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “do the job” (US) / “do the job” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.