Sentences with phrase «short work of someone»

The quad - core processor and 2 GB RAM make short work of most things, although we did experience a little lag when jumping between tasks.

Thankfully, I found a few publishers who are interested in shorter works of fiction and submitted it there.

The food processor made short work of cutting both the cabbage and the apples.

The food processor makes short work of chopping vegetables and the cleanup is simple since most food processors can go in the dishwasher.

I made it this evening and we made very short work of eating our little bowls of it as a starter.

It arrived nicely packed out and protected, and I made short work of transferring everything over.

Or, you know, make short work of passing and merging.

The all - wheel - drive system never made itself known on dry pavement and made short work of snowy mountain passes.

Its quick steering makes short work of navigating tight city streets.

The sharp volcanic rocks will make short work of sandals - and feet - if you hike without proper protection.

Luckily a new attack, the spin dash, makes short work of nearby foes.

It's got it all and makes short work of what might otherwise seem an impossible task, at least at home.

In tests, this blender made short work of smoothies, frozen fruit and made steaming hot soup from scratch in six minutes.

We're loving these 15 short works of fiction and nonfiction (each less than 230 pages) published this year.

Using a hammer makes short work of cutting butternut squash and many other gigantic vegetables.

It makes short work of road imperfections so passengers enjoy a comfortable ride.

Hill assist and hill descent control also make short work of even the steepest inclines when behind the wheel of this five - passenger mid-size SUV.

The Assassin's standard weaponry returns, with two concealed blades making short work of enemies from above and inside cover.

Collection of 8 short novels and novellas, the sixth volume in NESFA's ongoing series to gather the best short works of Anderson.

Knockback along with area - of - effect can make short work of most enemies while you can use the experience points that you get after level up to raise the stats of each of your party member.

Collection of 12 short novels and stories, the seventh in NESFA's ongoing series to gather the best short works of Anderson.

Also, the «unmasking» of Chancellor Palpatine as «The Phantom Menace» by a phalanx of Jedi (including Samuel L. Jackson's Mace Windu) who are made short work of by the evil Sith Lord.

If you have a griddle, you can make short work of cooking more at a time.

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING: Paraguay shocked Argentina in Cordoba, running out 1 - 0 winners, while Brazil made relatively short work of Venezuela.

M SPORT PACKAGE We're also suckers for performance, and the upgraded suspension on the M Sport package available on the 2016 X4 makes short work of twisty roads.

Plus, there's Hill Descent Control, which makes short work of steep slopes.

But news came out this week about a quiet launch from Amazon that will offer short works of fiction to be consumed in one - sitting, as the site is... [Read more...]

* Anderson, Poul: The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson, Volume 7: Question and Answer (NESFA Press 978 -1-61037-313-5, $ 32, 550pp, hardcover, February 2017, cover art Vincent di Fate) • Nominal Publication Date: Fri 17 Feb 2017

* Anderson, Poul: The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson, Volume 6: A Bicycle Built for Brew (NESFA Press 978 -1-61037-306-7, $ 29, 474pp, hardcover, August 2014, cover art Bob Eggleton) • Nominal Publication Date: Fri 1 Aug 2014

It also made short work of ice cubes.

I used my Optimum G2.3 platinum series induction blender, This made short work of grinding the onions, carrots, ginger and other firm ingredients into a loose paste.

The Infiniti's auto - complete feature also made short work of city names and common street names, greatly increasing our entry speed.

of torque to make short work of long roads.

Holman said: «The digital marketplace is an irresistible opportunity to publish shorter works of fiction.

During this time, Brian wrote whenever he could, publishing a number of short works of fiction, and completing his first novel.

So we might have expected the Old Chieftain to make short work of Newfoundland and Labrador's recent gambit to extract $ 280 million from Ottawa in exchange for its co-operation in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union.

Just as you were wondering what to do with leftover pumpkins, I have created yet some new harvest recipes to make short work of last night's ghoulish gourds.

My heavy - duty stapler made short work of mounting one side, making it easy for me to unwind the chicken wire across the frame and staple it down nice and tight along the way.

Brock Lesnar came in and destroyed everyone in the ring, but then Goldberg entered and again made short work of Brock.

Roger Federer made short work of Marin Cilic in the Wimbledon final and, truthfully, the entire field in 2017.

Kansas made short work of Penn in a 16 - 1 game some thought could be competitive.

In Philadelphia Arena bout (which drew surprising SRO crowd) 20 - year - old Philadelphia Lightweight Len Matthews made short work of fifth - ranked Johnny Busso, first knocked him through the ropes for mandatory eight count, then ended it all in first round with a sharp left hook.

No. 2 seed Andy Murray passed his first test of the tournament, making short work of unseeded Bernard Tomic, 6 - 3, 6 - 1.

In the first women's quarterfinal, American Venus Williams made short work of Jelena Ostapenko, 6 - 3, 7 - 5.

Chelsea made short work of Peterborough United on Sunday evening, as they ran out 4 - 1 winners in the FA Cup 3rd round encounter at Stamford Bridge.

Final Score Arsenal 1 — 2 Chelsea On the back of a good point up at the Etihad, Arsenal's «second string» made short work of Coventry City in the Capital One Cup.

Club America made short work of Tauro FC for the second time in a week in a 3 - 1 win that sees the Liga MX club through to the CCL semifinals.