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Meaning of do the trick | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To work; to be successful; to solve a problem; to be sufficient or adequate to fulfill a purpose.

idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Bosanski duga duga
Suomi purra tepsiä
Français faire l'affaire
Hrvatski duga duga
Íslenska duga nægja
Polski działać robić swoje zadziałać zrobić swoje
Српски duga duga
Svenska göra susen

Examples

“[J]ust that little extra second did the trick⟳.”
“"It was the chemicals from this young man's airship that did the trick⟳!"”
“Sometimes hormone therapy does the trick⟳, but many infertile couples require⟳ more sophisticated manipulation of sperm and eggs.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

do the washing-up do the work do time do to death do tricks on it do unto others

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