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turn the trick

turn the trick verb: synonym of do the trick (“to work, to be sufficient or adequate”).

Verb

turn the trick (third-person singular simple present turns the trick, present participle turning the trick, simple past and past participle turned the trick)

  1. Synonym of do the trick (“to work, to be sufficient or adequate”).
    • As it looked to him, another six months at sea should turn the trick financially. At least it would give him a good interest in the plantation.1959, Garland Roark, Tales of the Caribbean, page 140
    Synonyms:
    do the trick

Synonyms of turn the trick

Forms of turn the trick

third-person singular presentturns the trick
present participleturning the trick
past participleturned the trick
pastturned the trick

Questions about turn the trick

What does turn the trick mean?
Turn the trick means synonym of do the trick (“to work, to be sufficient or adequate”).
What part of speech is turn the trick?
Turn the trick is a verb.
What is the past tense of turn the trick?
The past tense of turn the trick is turned the trick.

Words near turn the trick in the dictionary

  1. turn the screw
  2. turn the screws
  3. turn the table
  4. turn the tables
  5. turn the tide
  6. turn the trick
  7. turn the turtle
  8. turn to
  9. turn to account
  10. turn to custard
  11. turn to dust

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