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dothetrick (third-person singular simple presentdoes the trick,present participledoing the trick,simple pastdid the trick,past participledone the trick)

1. (informal, idiomatic) Towork; to besuccessful; tosolve aproblem; to besufficient oradequate to fulfill a purpose.
   • 1885,H. Rider Haggard, chapter 3, inKing Solomon's Mines:

     [J]ust that little extra seconddid the trick.

   • 1921,Victor Appleton, chapter 24, inTom Swift Among The Fire Fighters:

     "It was the chemicals from this young man's airship thatdid the trick!"

   • 2002 April 15, Laura Bradford, “Three Ways To Give Nature A Helping Hand”, inTime:

     Sometimes hormone therapydoes the trick, but many infertile couples require more sophisticated manipulation of sperm and eggs.

• do the job
• hit the mark
• turn the trick

• “do the trick”, inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.

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