light work
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many hands make light work — Cf. HESIOD Works & Days 380 πλείων μὲν πλεόνων μελέτη, more hands mean more work; ERASMUS Adages II. iii. 95 multae manus onus levius reddunt, many hands make a burden lighter. c 1330 Sir Beves (EETS) 1. 3352 Ascopard be strong and sterk… … Proverbs new dictionary
make short/quick/light work of — 1 : to make it possible for (something) to be done quickly or easily This new snow shovel makes short work of clearing off the driveway. ◇ The expression many hands make light work means that people can do things more quickly and easily when they … Useful english dictionary
make light work of something — make light work of (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) … New idioms dictionary
make light work of doing something — make light work of (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) … New idioms dictionary
make light work of — (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) … New idioms dictionary
make light work of doing sth — make light work of (doing) sth ► to do something quickly or easily: »Workers from the second shift stayed late so we were able to make light work of unloading the deliveries. Main Entry: ↑light … Financial and business terms
make light work of sth — make light work of (doing) sth ► to do something quickly or easily: »Workers from the second shift stayed late so we were able to make light work of unloading the deliveries. Main Entry: ↑light … Financial and business terms
make light work of doing something — make light work of (doing) something phrase to do something very quickly and easily Willie Thorne made light work of his opponent to earn a place in the last 16. Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym Main entry: light … Useful english dictionary
make light work — If a person makes light work of something, they do it very easily or with little effort. After the party, the boys made light work of the cleaning up. The house was spotless in no time … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make light work of — If a person makes light work of something, they do it very easily or with little effort. The boys made light work of the cleaning up. The house was spotless in no time … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
