Do the trick

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🗓️ 30 April 2024

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Here's an expression that describes something solving a problem.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the English we speak with me, Neil.
0:02.5	And me, Faye.
0:03.7	In this episode, we're going to look at an expression which is all about finding something
0:08.4	that solves a problem.
0:09.8	Do the trick.
0:11.2	Do the trick. Can you give us an example to show how we use this?
0:15.3	Okay, I was looking for something to make my front room look nicer. It's a bit boring at the moment.
0:22.3	But look at this, I've found a really nice picture for the wall.
0:26.0	I want to brighten things up and I think this really does the trick.
0:30.0	Let me have a look at the picture.
0:31.0	Oh yeah, that looks amazing that will certainly do the trick
0:35.8	now we might talk about a magician or a skateboarder doing tricks but this is
0:41.3	nothing like that is it?
0:42.8	No, not at all.
0:44.0	When we say something does the trick, it doesn't literally do a trick.
0:48.8	It just solves a problem.
0:50.6	Like my boring looking front room. You know what you should get a nice bright
0:55.6	rug I wanted to make my room look more interesting I bought one and it really did the
1:02.0	trick now if you want a better idea of how to use this
1:05.4	expression these examples should do the trick quite nicely.
1:10.3	Vinegar works well here, but if you don't have any, some lemon juice should do the trick.
1:19.0	When people are angry with you, sometimes just a few kind words can do the trick and calm them down.
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