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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Over time, employers develop understanding of a credential provider’s admissions standards, academic or training rigor, their tolerance for cheating, and similar factors such as whether someone with a specific badge can actually do the job.
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Derek Newton, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
An old point, but one that cannot be stressed enough: If liberal parties fail to keep law and order, people will turn to illiberal parties to do the job.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Sep. 2024
That's why scientists have developed a system that allows a drone to do the job, without even touching the trees itself.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2024
In Canada – and most other countries – strict rules require vets to carefully document their interactions, diagnoses and treatments, but in a busy practice, there is often no time to do the job properly until appointments are over.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Derek Newton, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
An old point, but one that cannot be stressed enough: If liberal parties fail to keep law and order, people will turn to illiberal parties to do the job.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Sep. 2024
That's why scientists have developed a system that allows a drone to do the job, without even touching the trees itself.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2024
In Canada – and most other countries – strict rules require vets to carefully document their interactions, diagnoses and treatments, but in a busy practice, there is often no time to do the job properly until appointments are over.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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