
In everyday Australian English, “That’ll do” often means “That is enough” or “That is acceptable”. If someone is pouring milk and you say, “That’ll do, thanks”, the tone is usually friendly: you have enough.
Spoken alone with strong emphasis, however, “That’ll do!” can tell someone to stop behaving badly—closer to “That’s enough; stop now”. It is not automatic praise. “It’ll do” may also be a lukewarm judgement meaning something is merely adequate. Listen to tone and context; adding “thanks” is the safer way to signal polite satisfaction.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/that-will-do
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