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21make light work of — accomplish (a task) quickly and easily …
22make short work of something — make short/light/quick/work of something phrase to deal with or get rid of something quickly and easily You made short work of that sandwich! Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym …
23many hands make light work — This idiom means that when everyone gets involved in something, the work gets done quickly. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
24make light of — If you make light of something, you behave as though it is less serious than it really is. He won several awards for his work but he made light of it when the subject was mentioned …
25make quick work of something — make short/light/quick/work of something phrase to deal with or get rid of something quickly and easily You made short work of that sandwich! Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym …
26make short work of someone — make short/light/quick/work of someone phrase to defeat an opponent quickly and easily Thesaurus: to defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentsynonym Main entry: work …
27make quick work of someone — make short/light/quick/work of someone phrase to defeat an opponent quickly and easily Thesaurus: to defeat someone in a game, competition or argumentsynonym Main entry: work …
28light — Ⅰ. light [1] ► NOUN 1) the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible; electromagnetic radiation from about 390 to 740 nm in wavelength. 2) a source of illumination. 3) a device producing a flame or spark. 4) (lights) traffic… …
29light — light1 W1S1 [laıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(natural/artificial light)¦ 2¦(lamp/electric light etc)¦ 3¦(traffic control)¦ 4¦(on a vehicle)¦ 5 first light 6 be/stand in somebody s light 7¦(for a cigarette)¦ 8¦(in somebody s eyes)¦ 9 set light to something …
30work — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort/product of effort ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ It s hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself. ▪ It doesn t require skill it s a matter of sheer hard work. ▪ arduous, back breakin …
