make quick work of

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make quick work of (third-person singular simple present makes quick work of, present participle making quick work of, simple past and past participle made quick work of)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To accomplish a specified task easily and quickly.
    The cupbearers made quick work of the after-dinner cleanup chores.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To kill a specified person easily and quickly.
    The spiders made quick work of the human soldiers.

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