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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Dictionary Entry

make short work of

Part of Speechverb

To make (a task) quicker or easier.

In a Sentence

“A good electric screwdriver will make short work of the disassembly process.”

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Synonyms

make mincemeat ofmake quick work of

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Related Words

make light work ofcut througheasedispatchabridgeexpediateshorten

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