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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To do the job well, historical novelists must learn about the conventions of an era, the social and political tensions of the time even if these are only used to sketch out the background.
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Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The county then contracted with MHMR to do the job for $895,000.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
Sentiment shifted in the stock market this week as investors began to question the value of corporate software and IT services in an age where artificial intelligence may be able to do the job in-house.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Unlike catalytic converters, a criminal doesn’t have to lift the vehicle to do the job, and sedans and compacts are spared no more than lifted pickups and SUVs.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The county then contracted with MHMR to do the job for $895,000.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Feb. 2026
Sentiment shifted in the stock market this week as investors began to question the value of corporate software and IT services in an age where artificial intelligence may be able to do the job in-house.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Unlike catalytic converters, a criminal doesn’t have to lift the vehicle to do the job, and sedans and compacts are spared no more than lifted pickups and SUVs.
—Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
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 15 Feb. 2026.
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