"that'll do" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: that will do [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} that'll do
  1. Used to acknowledge something as being sufficient. Translations (expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough): етәр (yetər) (Bashkir), сита (sita) (Eastern Mari), ça suffit (French), kātirawhe (Maori), kʼadí (Navajo), wystarczy (Polish), aqueso funcará [neuter] (Spanish), con aqueso basta [neuter] (Spanish), ansí está bien (Spanish), pasa piola [Peru] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-that'll_do-en-phrase-K8mNCgFw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Eastern Mari translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 25 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 32 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 28 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 22 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 55 32 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Eastern Mari translations: 82 13 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 27 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 55 32 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 67 23 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 53 35 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 73 20 6 Disambiguation of 'expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough': 73 13 13
  2. Used to stop somebody talking, arguing or fighting
    Sense id: en-that'll_do-en-phrase-frrsoCUc
  3. A standard command to a herding dog to desist and return to the handler.
    Sense id: en-that'll_do-en-phrase-IfpgRoWM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: will do, enough, can-do, no can do 
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          "sense": "expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough",
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      "sense": "expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough",
      "word": "kātirawhe"
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      "sense": "expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough",
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      "sense": "expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough",
      "word": "kʼadí"
    },
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      "sense": "expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough",
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    },
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      "sense": "expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough",
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      "word": "aqueso funcará"
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      "word": "con aqueso basta"
    },
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      "sense": "expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough",
      "word": "ansí está bien"
    },
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      "sense": "expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough",
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