get the job done en · VERB
Meanings
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To fulfil one's task; to do what is required to be done.
Near-synonyms: do the job, do the trick
Somehow the night-shift team always gets the job done even when the day-shift team didn't manage to.
I would put a class 10.9 bolt in this hole if I had one on hand, but this class 8.8 bolt will get the job done well enough.
Bob and the gang have so much fun, working together to get the job done.
2000, Bob the Builder, Can We Fix It?:Arsene Wenger's side showed little of the style and fluidity that is their hallmark but this was about digging deep and getting the job done, qualities they demonstrated and that will serve them well as the season reaches its climax.
2011 February 1, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Everton”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gets the job done | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| got the job done | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got the job done | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gotten the job done | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| getting the job done | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
do the job · do the trick · get 'er done
Translations (2)
cmn 完成工作 (fulfil one's task) · fi hoitaa homma (fulfil one's task)