faire l'affaire

French

Etymology

Literally, "to do the business".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ l‿a.fɛʁ/

Verb

faire l'affaire

  1. (informal) to do the trick, to fit the bill, to do, to be enough/sufficient
    Prends 500 grammes de haché, ça devrait faire l'affaire.

Synonyms
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