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makes light work of

makes light work of is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 makes light work of

What is makes light work of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes light work of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make light work of.

Words near makes light work of in the dictionary

  1. makes it up to
  2. makes known
  3. makes land
  4. makes landfall
  5. makes light of
  6. makes light work of
  7. makes like a baby and heads out
  8. makes like a banana and splits
  9. makes like a tree
  10. makes like a tree and leaves
  11. makes like a trees

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