make quick work of
To accomplish a specified task easily and quickly.
The cupbearers made quick work of the after-dinner cleanup chores.
make
/meɪk/
noun 9verb 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
able, best, better, easy, harmless, own, pretentious, sleepy
She made it easy for everyone to understand the new system.
VERB + MAKE
gonna, need, pretending, say, show, use, wished
I need to make a decision about whether to accept the job offer.
MAKE + NOUN
bed, day, decisions, dirt, everything, lunch, man, money
She made lunch for the whole family yesterday afternoon.
PREP.
about, from, in, out, until, with, with
I made a beautiful dress from old curtains and some fabric I found.
ADV.
often, only
She only makes mistakes when she's tired and not paying attention.
Definitions
verb
1
To create.
We made a bird feeder for our yard.
I'll make a man out of him yet.
2
To create.
I made a poem for her wedding.
He made a will.
3
To create.
make war
They were just a bunch of ne'er-do-wells who went around making trouble for honest men.
4
To create.
God made earth and heaven.
Thine are these orbs of light and shade; Thou madest Life in man and brute; Thou madest Death; and lo, thy foot Is on the skull which thou hast made.
5
To create.
I'm making cereal for breakfast. Who wants some?
noun
1
Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
Near-synonyms: kind, type
we service all makes and models
2
Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
Near-synonyms: makeup, form, conformation, composition; form factor
I can name the tribe every moccasin belongs to by the make of it.
3
Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked.
The Royal Typewriter Company is distributing a very attractive eight page folder, announcing the Royal Number 10, the first machine of Royal make which uses levers instead of wires to operate the type-bars.
4
A person's character or disposition.
I never feel very much excited about any old thing; it's not my make; but I've got a sort of shiver inside of me, and a watery feeling in the heart region.
5
The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
[…] papers are respectively of second or inferior quality, the last being perhaps torn or broken in the "make" — as the manufacture is technically termed.
noun
1
Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
To me, if I weren't going with someone and was taking pills, it would be like advertising that I'm an easy make.
She's your make, not mine. […] It isn't anything short of difficult to entertain someone else's pregnant fiancee.
2
Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
Th'Elfe therewith astownd, Vpstarted lightly from his looser make, And his vnready weapons gan in hand to take.
Where their maids and their makes At dancing and wakes, Had their napkins and posies And the wipers for their noses
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a recognizable kind
verb — give certain properties to something
verb — institute, enact, or establish
verb — make, formulate, or derive in the mind
verb — represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or ac
verb — make or cause to be or to become
verb — create or design, often in a certain way
verb — create by artistic means
verb — reach a goal
verb — proceed along a path
verb — head into a specified direction
verb — engage in
verb — to compose or represent
Idioms & Phrases
make head or tail of
To understand even minimally.
See if you can make head or tail of the last section in this chapter. I'm baffled.
make an exhibition of oneself
To embarrass oneself or others in public by behaving foolishly.
He tends to make an exhibition of himself at parties, trying to draw attention.
make good
To achieve substantial success in life, often in business.
Near-synonym: come good
make someone's teeth itch
To bother or unsettle a person; to put someone on edge.
The squeaking won’t do any harm, but if it makes your teeth itch, oil the hinge.
Example Bank
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We made a bird feeder for our yard.
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I'll make a man out of him yet.
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He makes deodorants.
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Near-synonyms: kind, type
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we service all makes and models
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Q: What make and model of car do you drive? A: It's a Buick LaCrosse.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, make is marked as dated, slang, archaic, obsolete, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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