that will do

Idioms  

1. That is enough, that will suffice, as in Please don't give me more peas; that will do, or That will do, children! There's to be no running near the pool. [Late 1800s]

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that will do

You can take concrete steps that will do real good for your loved ones.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Not everyone has to be this way, there are plenty of boxed stuffings that will do the job just fine.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025

“By thinking about AI, by thinking about how we unleash customer productivity and rolling out the tools that will do that, we’re seeing them pay out for our customers,” Aujla said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

"The ladybirds that will do well are those that can survive these extreme environments and have a wide diet range."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025

Mamita and Mami and Tía Isa, not understanding that drumsticks are the only kind of drumsticks that will do on a drum, suggested pencils or the handles of wooden spoons used for making cake batter.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez