make short work of

make short work of
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1) (smth.) в два счёта справиться, разделаться, покончить с чем-л.

‘The thing wants tackling,’ he grumbled; ‘The Chairman's not the man for the job!’ Shades of old Uncle Jolyon. He would have made short work of this! It wanted a masterful hand. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The White Monkey’, part III, ch. XIII) — "Нужно было взяться за дело как следует, - проворчал Сомс. - Председатель для этого совершенно не годится". Эх, старый дядя Джолион! Он бы живо с ними справился. Тут нужна была крепкая рука.

Harris: "There's one more charge. Mr. Mayor - poaching. I told them to keep that back till after." Chantrey: "Oh, well, we'll make short work of that. I want to get off by eleven, Harris." (J. Galsworthy, ‘A Family Man’, act III, sc. I) — Гаррис: "Есть еще одно дело, господин мэр, дело о браконьерстве. Я попросил отложить его рассмотрение." Чантри: "Ну, это дело мы мигом разберем. Мне, Гаррис, нужно уйти к 11 часам."

A car, however old and rickety, would make short work of those miles. (A. Christie, ‘They Came to Baghdad’, ch. 18) — Машина была старая и разбитая, и все-таки эти мили скоро остались позади.

2) (smb.) покончить, расправиться с кем-л.; ухлопать, убить кого-л.

He had his own house. That was not only one of the perquisites of his office, but it was a necessity, since if he had lodged in the prison camp the convicts would have made short work of him. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘An Official Position’) — У палача Луиса Ремира был собственный дом. Дом ему полагался не только по должности, но и как мера предосторожности. Живи он вместе с заключенными, ему бы несдобровать.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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