it did the trick
it was a success
TRANSLATION
do the trick = ein gewünschtes Ergebnis herbeiführen (das ist der richtige Trick) --- GOOGLE INDEX it did the trick: approximately 7,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
I stood under your bedroom window
Throwing up a brick
No one came, I threw one more
That really DID THE TRICK
- from the song "Anyone's Daughter" from Deep Purple
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Providing trade-in vouchers of $3,500 to $4,500 for used cars apparently DID THE TRICK.
(The Detroit News)
Throwing up a brick
No one came, I threw one more
That really DID THE TRICK
- from the song "Anyone's Daughter" from Deep Purple
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Providing trade-in vouchers of $3,500 to $4,500 for used cars apparently DID THE TRICK.
(The Detroit News)
Did you
know?
to do the trick
idiom
- to bring about the desired result
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Many non-native English speakers are familiar with "trick" in the sense of an act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means (He tricked me out of my money!). But trick is also frequently used to refer to a special skill or a particular way of achieving something in an honest fashion.
Apart from "do the trick," several common idioms use trick in this sense:
- the tricks of the trade = special skills and knowledge associated with any trade or profession (Tom knows a few tricks of the trade.)
- bag of tricks/whole bag of tricks = a collection of special techniques or methods (Do you have anything in your bag of tricks that will solve the problem?)
- know a trick or two = to know some special way of dealing with a problem (I know a trick or two. Let me handle it.)
- use every trick in the book = to use every method possible (I used every trick in the book, but I still couldn't get on that overbooked flight.)
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"When he refused to help me, I complained to his supervisor - that did the trick."
idiom
- to bring about the desired result
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Many non-native English speakers are familiar with "trick" in the sense of an act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means (He tricked me out of my money!). But trick is also frequently used to refer to a special skill or a particular way of achieving something in an honest fashion.
Apart from "do the trick," several common idioms use trick in this sense:
- the tricks of the trade = special skills and knowledge associated with any trade or profession (Tom knows a few tricks of the trade.)
- bag of tricks/whole bag of tricks = a collection of special techniques or methods (Do you have anything in your bag of tricks that will solve the problem?)
- know a trick or two = to know some special way of dealing with a problem (I know a trick or two. Let me handle it.)
- use every trick in the book = to use every method possible (I used every trick in the book, but I still couldn't get on that overbooked flight.)
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO TODAY'S CONVERSATION:
"When he refused to help me, I complained to his supervisor - that did the trick."
