that will do

That is enough, that will suffice, as in Please don't give me more peas; that will do, or That will do, children! There's to be no running near the pool. [Late 1800s]

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Amid the blizzard of executive orders and bizarre budgetary decisions pouring out of the Trump White House, Gates put his finger on the cuts that really matter, the ones that will do lasting damage — not just to their unfortunate victims but to America’s sense of global leadership as well.

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He’s just a very intelligent, manageable, smart, ratable kind of horse that will do anything his rider tells him to do.

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She struck MacDonald at least twice before hearing a voice say: "That will do."

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We are facing an authoritarian regime that will do everything in its power to destroy liberal democracy, turn the U.S. into a kleptocratic entity and burn down our economy and standard of living.

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"When as a captain with the next opportunity you deliver the goods - that will do wonders for him."

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