do the job

Get it done

Do the job means to accomplish what's needed or produce the desired result.

The phrase often appears when something adequate, if not ideal, gets the task done: It's not fancy, but it'll do the job.

Can describe tools, methods, or people: This wrench should do the job, She'll do the job nicely.

Related

execute · pull it off · capable · come through · rise to the occasion · cut it · realize · hack it · efficient · reliable · deliver · fulfill · pass muster · perform · clutch · make the grade · fit the bill · enact

Opposites
adequacy/functionality

do the jobfail

Be unsuccessful

fall short · miss the mark · come up short · flop · bomb

sufficiency level

do the jobexcel

Surpass all others

impress · exceed expectations · go above and beyond · knock it out of the park · shine

effort and completion

do the jobdrop the ball

Fail at a critical moment

abandon · give up · quit · shirk · slack off

Family

job, done, undone, jobs, does, overdone, jobless, redone, jobbed

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G