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made light work of

made light work of is the simple past and past participle of make light work of.

Meaning of make light work of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To manage something without difficulty.
    • Rooney's goal certainly came at a good time as the news filtered through that Ukraine were making light work of San Marino.2013 October 15, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian

Questions about made light work of

What is made light work of the simple past and past participle of?
Made light work of is the simple past and past participle of make light work of.

Words near made light work of in the dictionary

  1. made it up to
  2. made known
  3. made land
  4. made landfall
  5. made light of
  6. made light work of
  7. made like a baby and headed out
  8. made like a banana and split
  9. made like a left
  10. made like a tree
  11. made like a tree and left

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