that will do

that will do

1. (idiomatic) said to confirm that something is suitable in quantity or in a particular quality

   Synonyms: that will suffice, okay, that's enough, good

   • 1871, Mark Twain, chapter IV, in Eye Openers: Good Things, Immensely Funny Sayings & Stories That Will Bring a Smile Upon the Gruffest Countenance‎^[1], page 38:

     I said, "Your Royal Highness : on or abou the 10th day of October, 1861, John Wilson Mackenzie, of Rotterdam, Chemung county. New Jersey, deceased, contracted with the General Government to furnish to General Sherman the sum total of thirty barrels of beef—"
     "That will do, sir—that will do; this office has nothing to do with contracts for beef."

   • 1919, Julia E. Park, Trial for the Murder of the King's English‎^[2], page 12:

     C. — Mr. Smart Aleck, what does you know about this case?
     Smart A. — I heard the accused say, "them there Germans needs more taters."
     Miss C. — What else did you hear him say?
     Smart A.— Nothing but I lost my—
     Miss C. — Lost what?
     Smart A. — Lost my tater.
     Miss C— That will do for you. (To Solicitor) You may have the witness.

   • 2009, Jeremy Strong, chapter 6, in The Indoor Pirates On Treasure Island‎^[3], page 77:

     “That will do me nicely,’ he told the others. ‘I don’t like crocodiles — too many teeth.’

2. (idiomatic) an interjection used to tell a person or animal to stop what they are doing

   Synonyms: stop, heel, alright

   • 2009, Caroline Colie, Australian shepherds : everything about purchase, care, nutrition, behavior, and training‎^[4], page 80:

     Your dog should know (at least) how to down, stay, and come, and should also know "That Will Do" (or “OK")..."That Will Do": used to release the dog from work & call it off the stock.

   • 2012, Joanne Rowling, “5, Diagon Alley”, in Harry Potter Omnibus‎^[5], page 78:

     Harry suddenly realized that the tape measure, which was measuring between his nostrils, was doing this on its own. Mr. Ollivander was flitting around the shelves, taking down boxes.
     “That will do,” he said, and the tape measure crumpled into a heap on the floor.

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