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Meaning of make quick work of | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To accomplish a specified task easily and quickly.
idiomatic, transitive
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.

See also

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