turn the trick

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”)
   • 1959, Garland Roark, Tales of the Caribbean, page 140:

     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.

• turn tricks