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get the job done

get the job done verb: to fulfil one's task; to do what is required to be done.

Verb

get the job done (third-person singular simple present gets the job done, present participle getting the job done, simple past got the job done, past participle (UK) got the job done or (US) gotten the job done)

  1. To fulfil one's task; to do what is required to be done.
    • Near-synonyms: do the job, do the trick
    • Somehow the night-shift team always gets the job done even when the day-shift team didn't manage to.

Examples of get the job done in a sentence

  • I would put a class 10.9 bolt in this hole if I had one on hand, but this class 8.8 bolt will get the job done well enough.
  • Bob and the gang have so much fun, working together to get the job done.2000, Bob the Builder, Can We Fix It?:

Synonyms of get the job done

Forms of get the job done

third-person singular presentgets the job done
present participlegetting the job done
pastgot the job done
past participle UKgot the job done
past participle USgotten the job done

Questions about get the job done

What does get the job done mean?
Get the job done means to fulfil one's task; to do what is required to be done.
How do you use get the job done in a sentence?
I would put a class 10.9 bolt in this hole if I had one on hand, but this class 8.8 bolt will get the job done well enough.
What part of speech is get the job done?
Get the job done is a verb.
What is the past tense of get the job done?
The past tense of get the job done is got the job done.

Words near get the job done in the dictionary

  1. get the flak
  2. get the goods on
  3. get the hang of
  4. get the hint
  5. get the idea
  6. get the job done
  7. get the last laugh
  8. get the lead out
  9. get the meaning
  10. get the memo
  11. get the nod

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