e/Do the needful

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has gloss	eng: "Do the needful" is an expression, now archaic or used humorously except in South Asian English, which means "do that which is requisite or necessary". Although sometimes parodied as a staple of contemporary South Asian English, the expression was current in both British well into the early 20th century.
lexicalization	eng: Do the needful
instance of	c/English phrases