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turned the trick

turned the trick is the simple past and past participle of turn the trick.

Meaning of turn the trick

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

Questions about turned the trick

What is turned the trick the simple past and past participle of?
Turned the trick is the simple past and past participle of turn the trick.

Words near turned the trick in the dictionary

  1. turned the scale
  2. turned the screw
  3. turned the screws
  4. turned the tables
  5. turned the tide
  6. turned the trick
  7. turned the turtle
  8. turned to
  9. turned to account
  10. turned to dust
  11. turned to good account

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