The Fexco 2024 concludes by breaking records in visits and economic
activity.
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The International Fair and Exhibition of Cochabamba (Fexco) concluded
yesterday after 11 days of constant and intense activity. Preliminary
figures indi...
do the trick
Accomplish something, succeed. Dating from the early nineteenth century, this cliché uses “trick” in the sense of an accomplish- ment. For example, “Add some pepper to the sauce and that should do the trick.” The synonymous turn the trick, dating from the same period, is heard less often today. “A couple of college products turned the trick for the Whalers,” wrote a sports columnist (Springfield Daily News, April 22, 1976).
To turn a trick, on the other hand, uses “trick” in the slangy sense of a prosti- tute’s customer and means to engage in a sexual act with such an individual. Also see THAT DOES IT.
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