- have one's work cut out
- See: CUT OUT(1).
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
have one's work cut out
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have one's work cut out — 1. To have one s work prescribed 2. To be faced with a difficult task • • • Main Entry: ↑work * * * I see work II be faced with a hard or lengthy task … Useful english dictionary
have one's work cut out — ► have one s work cut out be faced with a hard or lengthy task. Main Entry: ↑work … English terms dictionary
have one's work cut out for one — verb To face a large task or project. If he plans to translate all the idioms, he has his work cut out for him … Wiktionary
have one's work cut out — See: CUT OUT(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
have\ one's\ work\ cut\ out — See: cut out(1) … Словарь американских идиом
have one's work cut out — be faced with a hard or lengthy task. → work … English new terms dictionary
cut\ out — I. v slang 1. To stop; quit. All right, now let s cut out the talking. He was teasing the dog and Joe told him to cut it out. Compare: break up(3) 2. To displace in favor. Tony cut Ed out with Mary. John cut out two or three other men in trying… … Словарь американских идиом
cut out(2) — {adj.} 1. Made ready; given for action; facing. * /Mary agreed to stay with her teacher s children all day; she did not know what was cut out for her./ Often used in the phrase have one s work cut out for one. * /If Mr. Perkins wants to become a… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut out(2) — {adj.} 1. Made ready; given for action; facing. * /Mary agreed to stay with her teacher s children all day; she did not know what was cut out for her./ Often used in the phrase have one s work cut out for one. * /If Mr. Perkins wants to become a… … Dictionary of American idioms
work cut out, have one's — Be hard pressed with work … A concise dictionary of English slang
