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doing the trick

doing the trick is the present participle and gerund of do the trick.

Meaning of do the trick

Verb

do the trick (third-person singular simple present does the trick, present participle doing the trick, simple past did the trick, past participle done the trick)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To work; to be successful; to solve a problem; to be sufficient or adequate to fulfill a purpose.
    • [J]ust that little extra second did the trick.1885, H. Rider Haggard, chapter 3, in King Solomon's Mines

Questions about doing the trick

What is doing the trick the present participle and gerund of?
Doing the trick is the present participle and gerund of do the trick.

Words near doing the trick in the dictionary

  1. doing the needful
  2. doing the power of good
  3. doing the right thing
  4. doing the rounds
  5. doing the talking
  6. doing the trick
  7. doing the washing up
  8. doing the washing-up
  9. doing time
  10. doing tricks on it
  11. doing unto others

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