do the trick

to solve an issue without having the proper tools to do so.

Phillip knew a butter knife wasnÕt the proper tool to unscrew the lever, but the knife did the trick.

News & Articles

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• Justice Insider: Solicitor, resident call cops on each other
  At the Justice Insider, we’ve had an easy time with those summertime solicitors at the front door. A polite “No, we don’t need our yard mowed today” seems to do the trick.
  June 18, 2013 - The Columbus Dispatch