to make short
1make 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 …
2make short/quick/light work of — 1 : to make it possible for (something) to be done quickly or easily This new snow shovel makes short work of clearing off the driveway. ◇ The expression many hands make light work means that people can do things more quickly and easily when they …
3make short work of someone — make short work of (someone/something) to deal with someone or something quickly. We made short work of the food that was put in front of us. The boxer made short work of his challenger …
4make short work of something — make short work of (someone/something) to deal with someone or something quickly. We made short work of the food that was put in front of us. The boxer made short work of his challenger …
5make short work of — (someone/something) to deal with someone or something quickly. We made short work of the food that was put in front of us. The boxer made short work of his challenger …
6make short work of somebody — make short ˈwork of sth/sb idiom to defeat, deal with sth/sb quickly • Liverpool made short work of the opposition (= in a football/ ↑soccer game). • He made short work of his lunch (= ate it quickly) …
7make short work of something — make short work of (something) to deal with or finish something quickly. We made short work of the food that was put in front of us …
8make short work of — (something) to deal with or finish something quickly. We made short work of the food that was put in front of us …
9make short work of — ► make short work of accomplish, consume, or destroy quickly. Main Entry: ↑short …
10make 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 …
