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crank out

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crank something out
Fig. to produce something quickly or carelessly; to make something in a casual and mechanical way. John can crank a lot of work out in a single day. The automated production line could really crank out parts, but the quality was shoddy.
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crank out something also crank something out
to produce something continually, like a machine He regularly cranks out one movie a year and hasn't shown any signs of slowing down.
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High-torque, high-output compounders can crank out pellets so hot and fast that they overwhelm downstream pelletizers.
It's a killer little package, all pink in a plastic bag with stickers and a button, and it'll keep you visually stimulated just long enough to crank out that mean shitter.
The complex, which includes three hydroelectric dams, is expected to crank out 440,000 tons of aluminum a year.
 
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