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turns the trick

turns the trick is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 turns the trick

What is turns the trick the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns the trick is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn the trick.

Words near turns the trick in the dictionary

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

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