get the job done
Finish the task
To get the job done is to accomplish what's needed, with emphasis on results over method or elegance.
The phrase implies practical effectiveness: We need someone who can get the job done.
It often suggests competence without flair—adequate rather than exceptional: The cheap drill isn't fancy, but it gets the job done.
- carry outComplete an intended action
- accomplishComplete successfully
- do the jobAccomplish what's needed
- fulfillExecute to completion
- achieveSucceed through effort
make it happen · succeed · do it · execute · complete · follow through · persevere · see it through · hustle · put in the work · perform · realize · finish · finalize · nail it · push forward · go the extra mile · streamline
get the job donefail
Be unsuccessful
fall short · drop the ball · miss the mark · come up short · blow it
get the job doneoverengineer
Complicate beyond requirements
gold-plate · miss the forest for the trees · dither · procrastinate · overcomplicate
get the job donespin one's wheels
Expend effort uselessly
waste time · flounder · fumble · bungle · go nowhere