do the trick

verb

Definitions

  1. To work

    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.
    • "It was the chemicals from this young man's airship that did the trick!"
    • Sometimes hormone therapy does the trick, but many infertile couples require more sophisticated manipulation of sperm and eggs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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