that does it

Idioms

Also, that does the trick. The last requirement has been fulfilled; that accomplishes it. For example, That does it; we're ready to send in the application now, or That last screw does the trick—it's fully assembled. Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1823) defines do the trick as “accomplish a robbery or other business successfully,” and presumably the it in the first term stands for the trick. [Early 1800s] Also see that's that.

Example Sentences

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Anybody needs something, I’m the person that does it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

He said: "The fact that he's been flagged up so many times and because he didn't meet the criteria of certain things... It just doesn't work like that, does it?"

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

And what is it about Southern charm that does it for you?

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024

"You just form another nonprofit that does it slightly differently," he said.

From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2023

“Yes,” said his brother quickly, “it is Randalls that does it all.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

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