that'll do

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Phrase

that'll do

1. Used to acknowledge something as being sufficient.

   Just one six-pack of beer left, eh? Well, that'll do for this weekend.

2. Used to stop somebody talking, arguing or fighting

   OK, all right now — settle down — that'll do.

3. A standard command to a herding dog to desist and return to the handler.

   All right now, that'll do, lass, that'll do!

Alternative forms

• that will do

Translations

expression to indicate something as being sufficient or enough

Bashkir: етәр (yetər) French: ça suffit (fr) Maori: kātirawhe Mari: Eastern Mari: сита (sita) Navajo: kʼadí Polish: wystarczy Spanish: aqueso funcará n, con aqueso basta n, ansí está bien, pasa piola (Peru)

See also

• will do
• enough
• can-do
• no can do