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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Several layers of workers are needed to do the job, Horn said.
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Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 4 July 2025
There was some hesitation because of restrictions on motorized travel in the Boundary Water Canoe Area, but the man agreed to do the job after the state field men assured him the carcass was just outside the area’s boundary.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
Its colorful back story includes building a makeshift branch that handled the banking needs of vendors and attendees at the Columbian Exposition after the bank hired to do the job failed a week after the 1893 World’s Fair opened.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Your message should confirm not only your ability to do the job but also your motivation to stay and succeed in the role.
—Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 4 July 2025
There was some hesitation because of restrictions on motorized travel in the Boundary Water Canoe Area, but the man agreed to do the job after the state field men assured him the carcass was just outside the area’s boundary.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
Its colorful back story includes building a makeshift branch that handled the banking needs of vendors and attendees at the Columbian Exposition after the bank hired to do the job failed a week after the 1893 World’s Fair opened.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Your message should confirm not only your ability to do the job but also your motivation to stay and succeed in the role.
—Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for do the job
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“Do the job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20the%20job. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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