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Meaning of "make short work of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKE SHORT WORK OF

make short work of play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE SHORT WORK OF

make oneself scarce
make or break
make out
make over
make peace
make position
make ready
make sail
make sense
make short shrift of
make someone a present of something
make sure
make the acquaintance of
make the best of
make the best of a bad job
make the cut
make the fur fly
make the grade
make the most of
make the running

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE SHORT WORK OF

a bit of
a couple of
a load of
all of
any number of
at the cost of
at the expense of
at the mercy of
at the request of
be at the bottom of
be the making of
break the back of
jack of
keep track of
lose track of
make a muck of
on the track of
on top of
see the back of
to speak of

Synonyms and antonyms of make short work of in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «make short work of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKE SHORT WORK OF

Find out the translation of make short work of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of make short work of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «make short work of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使短期工作
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer brevemente el trabajo de
570 millions of speakers

English

make short work of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

से कम काम करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جعل عمل قصيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расправиться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer o trabalho de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংক্ষিপ্ত কাজ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire qu´une bouchée de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buat kerja pendek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

machen kurzen Prozess
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

の短編作品を作る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

짧은 작업 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe karya cekak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm cho công việc ngắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுகிய வேலை செய்யுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लहान काम करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kısa çalışmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rendere il breve lavoro di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szybko się z
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розправитися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face munca de scurtă de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνουν τη σύντομη εργασία του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maak kort werk van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

göra processen kort med
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjøre kort prosess med
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of make short work of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE SHORT WORK OF»

The term «make short work of» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.772 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE SHORT WORK OF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about make short work of

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE SHORT WORK OF»

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1
The Unnatural History of the Sea
The story does not end with an empty ocean. Instead, Roberts describes how we might restore the splendor and prosperity of the seas through smarter management of our resources and some simple restraint.
Callum Roberts, 2010
2
Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Paperback with CD-ROM
make short work of someone/something to deal with someone or something quickly and effectively 0 We made short work of the food that was put in front of us . 0 The team made short work of their biggest rival last night. • make surel to take  ...
Cambridge University Press, 2008
3
Wesleyan-Methodist Magazine: Being a Continuation of the ...
... and taking Him to be all thy salvation and all thy desire ; lest God should resolve, and that speedily, to make short work of the winding up of His account with thee. He will lose no time in visiting thee for thy sins. Lose thou no time in pleading ...
‎1852
4
English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
make over make short work of sth/sb could make out she had come for good. □ Whenever the story was plain enough for Jurgis to make out Antanas would have it repeated to him, and then he would remember it. 2. shquaj, dalloj, lexoj, ...
Ilo Stefanllari, 2000
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A Treatise Explanatory of a New System of Naval, Military ...
Make) short work of-it 626 We must make) short work of it. 627 Shorter by much 628 Shorten than 629 It will be) shorter — 630 The) shorter the belter 631 The) shorter way will be 632 At the) shortest notice 633 In the) shortest time 634 The) ...
John Macdonald, 1817
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Ames reagents make short work of urine testing
Advertising bookmark. Inserted in the Chemist & druggist in July 1959. Die cut card in the form of a pipette. Printed in green, black and turquoise on white. Advertises Clinitest for sugar, Albustix for protein and Clinistix for glucose.
Ames Company, inc, 1959
7
Mirror of Parliament
\Ve have been told that we had better make “short work ” of the Bill : and so it might be better for Honourable Gentlemen to make “ short work ” of the Bill than to discuss it. But if, when I first stated the principle of the Bill, it had, at that time, ...
‎1840
8
The Mirror of Parliament
We have been told that we had better make " short work " of the Bill : and so it might be better for Honourable Gentlemen to make " short work " of the Bill than to discuss it. But if, when I first stated the principle of the Bill, it had, at that time, ...
John Henry Barrow, 1840
9
The Mirror Of Arliament
We have been told that we had better make " short work " of the Bill : and so it might be better for Honourable Gentlemen to make " short work " of the Bill than to discuss it. But if, when I first stated the principle of the Bill, it had, at that time, ...
John Henry Barrow, 1840
10
The Mirror of Parliament for the ... Session of the ... ...
"We have been told that we had better make " short work " of the Bill : and so it might be better for Honourable Gentlemen to make " short work " of the Bill than to discuss it. But if, when I first stated the principle of the Bill, it had, at that time, ...
John Henry Barrow, 1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKE SHORT WORK OF»

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Delong helps Holy Cross make short work of Strikers
Steve Delong vaulted himself into the league's leading scorer list Sunday, notching his first five goals of the season to lead Holy Cross Kirby ... «The Telegram, Jul 15»
2
'Lessons learned' by Team Frampton - UTV
Fans of the Jackal had hoped he would make short work of young Mexican challenger Alejándro Gonzalez Jr in their weekend bout at the Don ... «U.TV, Jul 15»
3
Frome slip back into trouble with excruciating collapse against …
Bishopston's batsmen went hard at the bowling, looking to make short work of the small target, and reached 25 before Joe Wenham miscued off ... «Frome Standard, Jul 15»
4
Review: MotoGP 15
Difficulty and assist sliders make short work of any experience-based scenario, and I found myself somewhere in the middle of the sliders by ... «Stevivor, Jul 15»
5
Conor McGregor Divisional Rival Throws Out Irish Stereotype To …
When he's done with him Cub or I am going to make short work of him. He's going to be a distant memory and we're going to send him back to ... «Balls.ie, Jul 15»
6
Darren and Dwayne make short work of Tridents
Darren Bravo and Dwayne Bravo starred for Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel in a crushing 72-run win over table toppers Barbados Tridents in a ... «Wisden India, Jul 15»
7
Clay Guida vows to send Conor McGregor back to "that potato …
I believe Jose Aldo being the champion that he is and defending the belt how many times, he's going to make short work of him." The Carpenter then called out ... «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
8
Eden Prairie firefighters exposed to hydrofluoric acid
"The fire sprinkler system was holding the fire in check and fire crews were able to make short work of the remaining fire. After the fire was ... «SW News Media, Jul 15»
9
Tomkins rescues West Ham
West Ham were expected to make short work of their opposition, having seen off FC Lusitans of Andorra 4-0 on aggregate in the first round. «Football365.com, Jul 15»
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West Ham 1-0 Birkirkara: James Tomkins rescues Hammers
West Ham were expected to make short work of their opposition, having seen off FC Lusitans of Andorra 4-0 on aggregate in the first round. «SkySports, Jul 15»

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