do the job

idiom

informal

: to achieve a desired result

The new system isn't working yet, but a few more adjustments ought to do the job.

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The economic policies that help regular Americans afford daily expenses are not those that distort the private sector, but those that do the job of the public sector. —

Aine Seitz McCarthy, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025 While blending with your fingers or relying on a years-old sponge to do the job, experts emphasize that, the perfect tools will yield the best possible application. —

Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024 Idaho leaves it up to each coroner to decide whether to follow national standards and up to each county to decide whether the coroner has the funds to do the job right. —

Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2024 The Centaur upper stage for ULA's own Vulcan rocket could do the job just fine, according to Bruno. —

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