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do the job

work well enough

To be good enough for the purpose you need, even if it is not perfect or impressive.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Do we need a bigger table?

No, this one should do the job.

Play the conversation

This cheap charger does the job perfectly well.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: It makes the job.

Say: It does the job.

The fixed phrase uses 'do,' not 'make.'

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

it does the job; that should do the job

Your turn: say it out loud

This cheap charger does the job perfectly well.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

do the job

work well enough

“This cheap charger does the job perfectly well.”

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