139 Do the trick

139 Do the trick

(PW) be successful, achieve a good result

The recipe needs a little help. I think salt may do the trick.

 

(your) do the trick idiom

Also, turn the trick. Bring about a desired result, succeed.

For example, One more turn with the wrench should do the trick, or Bill wanted to finish all the errands in one day but he couldn't quite turn the trick. The first expression dates from the early 1800s; the variant, from the first half of the 1900s; should not be confused with turn a trick.

 

(free) do/turn the trick

To bring about the desired result.

 

(dictionary) do or turn the trick, to achieve the desired effect or result: Another turn of the pliers should do the trick.