- work up something
- work up (something)
to develop something.
It took me a month to work up an outline of my book.
She made a sketch, and hoped to work it up into a full-size painting when she got home.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
work up something
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work out something — work out (something) to find a solution to something. The committee met today and worked out a statement that everyone liked. You can use a calculator to work out the problem, or you can work it out on paper … New idioms dictionary
work to something — ˈwork to sth derived to follow a plan, schedule, etc • to work to a budget • We re working to a very tight deadline (= we have little time in which to do the work). Main entry: ↑workderived … Useful english dictionary
work at something — ˈwork at sth derived to make great efforts to achieve sth or do sth well • He s working at losing weight. • Learning to play the piano isn t easy. You have to work at it. Main entry: ↑work … Useful english dictionary
work on something — ˈwork on sth derived to try hard to improve or achieve sth • You need to work on your pronunciation a bit more. • ‘Have you sorted out a babysitter yet?’ ‘No, but I m working on it.’ Main entry: ↑work … Useful english dictionary
work towards something — ˈwork towards sth derived to try to reach or achieve a goal Main entry: ↑workderived … Useful english dictionary
make short work of something — make short/light/quick/work of something phrase to deal with or get rid of something quickly and easily You made short work of that sandwich! Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym … 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 quick work of something — make short/light/quick/work of something phrase to deal with or get rid of something quickly and easily You made short work of that sandwich! Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym … Useful english dictionary
make hard work of something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
go to work on something — get/go/set/to work (on something) phrase to start doing something Let’s get to work on this right now. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: work … Useful english dictionary
