Phrase guide

that'll do

phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

Used to acknowledge something as being sufficient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Just one six-pack of beer left, eh? Well, that'll do for this weekend.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

Used to stop somebody talking, arguing or fighting

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • OK, all right now — settle down — that'll do.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

phrase

Meaning 3

A standard command to a herding dog to desist and return to the handler.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • All right now, that'll do, lass, that'll do!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: етәр (yetər) — expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough
  • French: ça suffit — expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough
  • Māori: kātirawhe — expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough
  • Eastern Mari: сита (sita) — expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough
  • Navajo: kʼadí — expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough
  • Polish: wystarczy — expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough
  • Spanish: aqueso funcará — expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough
  • Spanish: con aqueso basta — expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough
  • Spanish: ansí está bien — expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough
  • Spanish: pasa piola — expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough