turn the trick
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It wasn’t quite convincing at Ford’s, and the more intimate confines of Keegan’s stage don’t turn the trick, either.
From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2017
This reality is sufficiently well-known that McCulloch realized that merely claiming that the grand jury would be independent wouldn’t turn the trick.
From Slate • Nov. 25, 2014
Just 21 pitchers have done it since 1900, with Settle's Felix Hernández being the last to turn the trick.
From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2014
Laughs, sparkle and a few nifty songs will turn the trick.
From Time • May 13, 2012
"But I don't just see how you're going to turn the trick."
From Half-Hours with the Idiot by Bangs, John Kendrick
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