work well
verb
Roget 705:
be easy
etc.
adj.;
go on smoothly,
run smoothly;
have full play
etc.
n.;
go on all fours,
run on all fours;
obey the helm,
work well.
flow with the stream,
swim with the stream,
drift with the stream,
go with the stream,
flow with the tide,
drift with the tide;
see one's way;
have all one's own way,
have the game in one's own hands;
walk over the course,
win at a canter;
make light of,
make nothing of,
make no bones of.
be at home in,
make it look easy,
do it with one's eyes closed,
do it in one's sleep
etc.
(skillful)
698.
render easy
etc.
adj.;
facilitate,
smooth,
ease;
popularize;
lighten,
lighten the labor;
free,
clear;
disencumber,
disembarrass,
disentangle,
disengage;
deobstruct†,
unclog,
extricate,
unravel;
untie the knot,
cut the knot;
disburden,
unload,
exonerate,
emancipate,
free from,
deoppilate†;
humor
etc.
(aid)
707;
lubricate
etc.
332;
relieve
etc.
834.
leave a hole to creep out of,
leave a loophole,
leave the matter open;
give the reins to,
give full play,
give full swing;
make way for;
open the door to,
open the way,
prepare the ground,
smooth the ground,
clear the ground,
open the way,
open the path,
open the road;
pave the way,
bridge over;
permit
etc.
760.
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Roget 731:
succeed;
be successful
etc.
adj.;
gain one's end,
gain one's ends;
crown with success.
gain a point,
attain a point,
carry a point,
secure a point,
win a point,
win an object;
get there [U.S.];
manage to,
contrive to;
accomplish
etc.
(effect)
(complete)
729;
do wonders,
work wonders;
make a go of it.
come off well,
come off successful,
come off with flying colors;
make short work of;
take by storm,
carry by storm;
bear away the bell;
win one's wings,
win one's spurs,
win the battle;
win the day,
carry the day,
gain the day,
gain the prize,
gain the palm;
have the best of it,
have it all one's own way,
have the game in one's owns hands,
have the ball at one's feet,
have one on the hop;
walk over the course;
carry all before one,
remain in possession of the field;
score a success.
speed;
make progress
etc.
(advance)
282;
win one's way,
make one's way,
work one's way,
find one's way;
strive to some purpose;
prosper
etc.
734;
drive a roaring trade;
make profit
etc.
(acquire)
775;
reap the fruits,
gather the fruits,
reap the benefit of,
reap the harvest;
strike oil [U.S.],
gain a windfall;
make one's fortune,
get in the harvest,
turn to good account;
turn to account
etc.
(use)
677.
triumph,
be triumphant;
gain a victory,
obtain a victory,
gain an advantage;
chain victory to one's car;
nail a coonskin to the wall.
surmount a difficulty,
overcome a difficulty,
get over a difficulty,
get over an obstacle
etc.
706;
se tirer d'affaire [Fr.];
make head against;
stem the torrent,
stem the tide,
stem the current;
weather the storm,
weather a point;
turn a corner,
keep one's head above water,
tide over;
master;
get the better of,
have the better of,
gain the better of,
gain the best of,
gain the upper hand,
gain the ascendancy,
gain the whip hand,
gain the start of;
distance;
surpass
etc.
(superiority)
33.
defeat,
conquer,
vanquish,
discomfit;
euchre;
overcome,
overthrow,
overpower,
overmaster,
overmatch,
overset†,
override,
overreach;
outwit,
outdo,
outflank,
outmaneuver,
outgeneral,
outvote;
take the wind out of one's adversary's sails;
beat,
beat hollow;
rout,
lick,
drub,
floor,
worst;
put down,
put to flight,
put to the rout,
put hors de combat [Fr.],
put out of court.
silence,
quell,
nonsuit†,
checkmate,
upset,
confound,
nonplus,
stalemate,
trump;
baffle
etc.
(hinder)
706;
circumvent,
elude;
trip up,
trip up the heels of;
drive into a corner,
drive to the wall;
run hard,
put one's nose out of joint.
settle,
do for;
break the neck of,
break the back of;
capsize,
sink,
shipwreck,
drown,
swamp;
subdue;
subjugate
etc.
(subject)
749;
reduce;
make the enemy bite the dust;
victimize,
roll in the dust,
trample under foot,
put an extinguisher upon.
answer,
answer the purpose;
avail,
prevail,
take effect,
do,
turn out well,
work well,
take,
tell,
bear fruit;
hit it,
hit the mark,
hit the right nail on the head;
nick it;
turn up trumps,
make a hit;
find one's account in.
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