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.
Examples of do the job in a Sentence
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Every generation of parents has its own set of tips and advice for how to do the job right.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
There are other technologies that do the job for one-tenth of the cost for fiber-class speeds.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Still, a good portion don’t believe either party can do the job, per Pew.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
These are very basic and do the job for smaller chests.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
But Powers said adding all that infrastructure is not needed, saying meters on the lines can do the job.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
But a spirited State of the Union address last week seemed to temper some concerns for now about his ability to do the job.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
No question, stone tools couldn’t have become a keystone of human technology and subsistence without hands that could do the job, along with a nervous system that could regulate and coordinate the necessary signals.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
But that would leave two more months in that term to do the job, meaning there is a special election for someone to serve the remainder of Feinstein’s term.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
There are other technologies that do the job for one-tenth of the cost for fiber-class speeds.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Still, a good portion don’t believe either party can do the job, per Pew.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
These are very basic and do the job for smaller chests.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
But Powers said adding all that infrastructure is not needed, saying meters on the lines can do the job.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
But a spirited State of the Union address last week seemed to temper some concerns for now about his ability to do the job.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
No question, stone tools couldn’t have become a keystone of human technology and subsistence without hands that could do the job, along with a nervous system that could regulate and coordinate the necessary signals.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
But that would leave two more months in that term to do the job, meaning there is a special election for someone to serve the remainder of Feinstein’s term.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
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