{"id":17122,"date":"2019-02-09T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=17122"},"modified":"2019-02-09T08:54:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T13:54:39","slug":"english-phrase-of-the-day-do-the-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/english-phrase-of-the-day-do-the-trick\/","title":{"rendered":"English phrase of the day: Do the trick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XjVJUdXirCc?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p class=\"_3vFF3xH4Yd\" dir=\"ltr\" data-test=\"textbox\">Hi there! Are you ready to learn another phrase of the day? This one comes from a situation where there was a sound system that wasn\u2019t working. A guy who has some technical skill was examining the sound system, and he noticed that one of the switches was on the wrong setting &#8211; so he changed the switch and said \u201cThat should do the trick\u201d and then the sound system started working.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_3vFF3xH4Yd\" dir=\"ltr\" data-test=\"textbox\">This expression, do the trick, means to accomplish what is needed. It can be used in the case of fixing something broken &#8211; another example is if you\u2019re having computer problems, sometimes restarting the computer will do the trick, will succeed in fixing the problem. It can also be used for something that will succeed in being useful. If your recipe for dinner calls for oil, but you don\u2019t have any, sometimes butter will do the trick &#8211; it will succeed in filling the need in the recipe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_3vFF3xH4Yd\" dir=\"ltr\" data-test=\"textbox\">That\u2019s all for now &#8211; thanks for watching and I\u2019ll see you tomorrow!<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Learn phrases and expressions to improve your spoken English!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/everyday-english-speaking-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/eesc-1-2.png\" alt=\"Everyday English Speaking Course\" width=\"486\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/everyday-english-speaking-course\/\"><strong>Learn more about the Speaking Courses<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there! 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