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

"I was like, "yeah 100%, that will do me". I knew what my role would be anyway, so that was fine."

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

“Whether that will do much more than buy the market some time remains to be seen,” the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 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

And I think I see two that will do.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron