Phrase guide

get the job done

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To fulfil one's task; to do what is required to be done.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: get 'er done, do the job, do the trick

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 完成工作 (wánchéng gōngzuò) — fulfil one's task
  • Finnish: hoitaa homma — fulfil one's task