make short work of (redirected from make fast work of)

make short work of someone or something and make fast work of someone or something

to finish with someone or something quickly. I made short work of Tom so I could leave the office to play golf. Billy made fast work of his dinner so he could go out and play.

See also: make, short, work

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make short work of something

to deal with or finish something quickly We made short work of the food that was put in front of us.

See also: make, short, work

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make short work of somebody/something

to deal with someone or something quickly We made short work of the food that was put in front of us. The boxer made short work of his challenger.

See also: make, short, work