"turn the trick" meaning in All languages combined

See turn the trick on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: turns the trick [present, singular, third-person], turning the trick [participle, present], turned the trick [participle, past], turned the trick [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} turn the trick (third-person singular simple present turns the trick, present participle turning the trick, simple past and past participle turned the trick)
  1. Synonym of do the trick (“to work, to be sufficient or adequate”) Synonyms: do the trick [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: turn tricks
    Sense id: en-turn_the_trick-en-verb-r-fZeaj2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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