do the job



do the job

to achieve the desired result do the trick I needed to tie the two parts together and an old stocking did the job perfectly.
Usage notes: an object, tool, or other thing, but not a person, is what does the job
See also: job

do the job

  (informal)
if something does the job, it is suitable for a particular purpose Here, this knife should do the job. I needed to tie the two parts together and an old stocking did the job perfectly.
See also: job

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CallieKAL-eeEnglish
ZoËZO-ee (English)Dutch, English
ChelleSHELEnglish
WilfredWIL-frədEnglish
LiamLEE-əm (English)Irish, English
Curt[kə:t]