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Meaning of make quick work of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. To accomplish a specified task easily and quickly.
    idiomatic, transitive
  2. To kill a specified person easily and quickly.
    idiomatic, transitive

Examples

“The cupbearers made quick work of the after-dinner cleanup chores.”
“The spiders made quick work of the human soldiers.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

make right make room make sail make semblant make sense make shift

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