砍瓜切菜
kǎn​guā​qiē​cài

to make short work of

  • created sense approved 砍瓜切菜 · kǎn​guā​qiē​cài · to make short work of — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    砍瓜切菜

    kǎn​guā​qiē​cài

    to make short work of

    to handle a task with great ease and speed; to slice through something like cutting up vegetables

    砍 (literal) → 砍 · kǎn · to chop 瓜 (literal) → 瓜 · guā · melon 切 (literal) → 切 · qiē · to cut 菜 (literal) → 菜 · cài · vegetable

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    created sense