Food & eating
do most of the work
be the main cause of a result
If something does most of the work, it is the main thing that makes a result happen.
Hear it in real life
Why does this soup taste so good?
The stock does most of the work.
The fresh herbs do most of the work in this simple salad.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The sauce makes most of the work.
Say: The sauce does most of the work.
Use the verb “do,” not “make,” in this expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
something does most of the work; something did most of the work
Your turn: say it out loud
The fresh herbs do most of the work in this simple salad.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
do most of the work
be the main cause of a result
“The fresh herbs do most of the work in this simple salad.”
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