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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Example Sentences

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 in the end, it might not be a single strike that does it.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

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

From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2023

When you’re in the middle of a hot streak like that, does it feel like you can’t miss?

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

It’s the acknowledging of the passage of time that does it.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon