make short work of sb/sth

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Definition of make short work of sb/sth words

phrase make short work of sb/sth If you make short work of someone or something, you deal with them or defeat them very quickly. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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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