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

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do the trick

Source Word

do the trick

Verb

informal

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

Japanese Meaning

（非公式）機能する、効く / （非公式）うまくいく / （非公式）問題を解決する / （非公式）目的を十分に果たす

A small magnet should do the trick for holding the picture frame on the wall.

小さな磁石が額縁を壁に留めるのに役に立つはずだ。

Sense（1）

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

[J]ust that little extra second did the trick.

does the trick

（ present singular third-person ）

doing the trick

（ participle present ）

did the trick

（ past ）

done the trick

（ participle past ）