that does it

Idioms  

1. 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.

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that does it

This is not a place that can be described, painted or photographed in any way that does it justice, though many have tried.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2024

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

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2024

And there's no one else that does it like that.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024

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

From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2023

It’s the bright steel rocking above the shade below that does it.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison