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done the trick

done the trick is the past participle 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 done the trick

What is done the trick the past participle of?
Done the trick is the past participle of do the trick.

Words near done the trick in the dictionary

  1. done the needful
  2. done the power of good
  3. done the right thing
  4. done the rounds
  5. done the talking
  6. done the trick
  7. done the washing up
  8. done the washing-up
  9. done thing
  10. done things
  11. done time

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