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making light work of

making light work of is the present participle and gerund 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 making light work of

What is making light work of the present participle and gerund of?
Making light work of is the present participle and gerund of make light work of.

Words near making light work of in the dictionary

  1. making it up to
  2. making known
  3. making land
  4. making landfall
  5. making light of
  6. making light work of
  7. making like a baby and heading out
  8. making like a banana and splitting
  9. making like a tree
  10. making like a tree and leaving
  11. making like a treeing

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