make quick work of

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

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To accomplish a specified task easily and quickly.

   The cupbearers made quick work of the after-dinner cleanup chores.

2. (idiomatic, transitive) To kill a specified person easily and quickly.

   The spiders made quick work of the human soldiers.

• make short work of

• make light work of