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make light work of

make light work of verb: to manage something without difficulty.

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

Antonyms of make light work of

Forms of make light work of

third-person singular presentmakes light work of
present participlemaking light work of
past participlemade light work of
pastmade light work of

Questions about make light work of

What does make light work of mean?
Make light work of means to manage something without difficulty.
What part of speech is make light work of?
Make light work of is a verb.
What is the past tense of make light work of?
The past tense of make light work of is made light work of.

Words near make light work of in the dictionary

  1. make known
  2. make land
  3. make landfall
  4. make lemonade
  5. make light of
  6. make light work of
  7. make like
  8. make like a baby and head out
  9. make like a banana and split
  10. make like a tree
  11. make like a tree and leave

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