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make short work of

make short work of
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyk shawrt wurk uhv, ov]
    • /meɪk ʃɔrt wɜrk ʌv, ɒv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyk shawrt wurk uhv, ov]
    • /meɪk ʃɔrt wɜrk ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of make short work of words

  • noun make short work of exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 1
  • noun make short work of productive or operative activity. 1
  • noun make short work of employment, as in some form of industry, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: to look for work. 1
  • noun make short work of one's place of employment: Don't phone him at work. 1
  • noun make short work of something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The students finished their work in class. 1
  • noun make short work of materials, things, etc., on which one is working or is to work. 1
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Origin of make short work of

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English worke, Old English worc, replacing Middle English werk(e), Old English weorc, cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon werk, Old High German werah, werc (German Werk), Old Norse verk, Greek érgon; (v.) Middle English worken, derivative of the noun, replacing Middle English wyrchen, Old English wyrcean; cognate with German wirken, Old Norse verkja, Gothic waurkjan

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Parts of speech for Make short work of

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Make short work of

make short work of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for make short work of

verb make short work of

  • do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
  • accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
  • complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
  • conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
All 113 Synonyms of make short work of

Antonyms for make short work of

verb make short work of

  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
  • commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
  • unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
All 53 Antonyms of make short work of

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