turn the trick

verb

Synonym of do the trick (“to work, to be sufficient or adequate”).

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Meanings

verbturn the trick (third-person singular simple present turns the trick, present participle turning the trick, simple past and past participle turned the trick)

present singular third person turns the trick · participle present turning the trick · participle past turned the trick · past turned the trick

  1. Synonym of do the trick (“to work, to be sufficient or adequate”).

    As it looked to him, another six months at sea should turn the trick financially. At least it would give him a good interest in the plantation.

    1959, Garland Roark, Tales of the Caribbean, page 140

    Synonyms: do the trick

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of do the trick (“to work, to be sufficient or adequate”).

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do the trick
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do the trick
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APA

turn the trick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20the%20trick

MLA

“turn the trick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20the%20trick. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn the trick,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20the%20trick.

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