do\ the\ business

do\ the\ business
v. phr. informal
To do what is needed or wanted; get the job done; take proper action.

The boys had trouble in rolling the stone, but four of them did the business.

When the little boy cut his finger a bandage did the business.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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