10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAVE ONE'S WORK CUT OUT»
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have one's work cut out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... alert and ready to act; be alert and resourceful * Those who have their wit
about them cannot be betrayed by a cheat * You have to keep your wits about
you when moving in a crowd Have one's work cut out: Have one's work
prescribed; ...
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
have one's work cut out (doing sth) have sth/sb in mind for sth wits about him he
would not have entered the wrong train. have one's work cut out (doing sth) 1 . e
kam veshtire te' bej dicka (brenda kohes se dhene) □ You 'll have your work cut
...
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Have one's wings clipped: reduced in authority or status. He had his wings
clipped by the boss for creating a hostile atmosphere with the workers. Have
one's work cut out: have a difficult task or challenging job to do. With this bad
weather, you ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo,
2004
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Early 16005] have one's work cut out for one Face a difficult task, as in This is a
very large house to manage, so I have my work cut outfor me. This expression
alludes to cloth cut out to make a garment. [c. 1600] have on the ball 0 See ON
THE ...
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... entirely suited for some work or activity: There's no better way to tell if you're cut
out for the work than hands-on experience. one 's work is cut out for one (also:
have one's work cut out for one) have a lot of work to do: have a hard task ahead:
...
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Comprehensive English-Hindi dictionary:
... to treat him as a complete stranger HS^M^ ^ t^K. I To cut someone's comb, to
take down a person's conceit e>3T faciei iRT, ifc/<fe ^Tf I To have one's work cut
out for one, to be faced with as much work as one can manage 3 <T*IT ^f3^ ?
Bholānātha Tivārī, Amaranātha Kapūra, Viśvaprakāśa Gupta,
1998
have a chair have on have one's back against the wall have one's feet on the
ground have one's fill have one's fingers on the pulse have one's plate full have
one's work cut out for one have someone over have someone's head have ...
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The Sterling Book of Idioms
... word of honour a solemn promise He is known for keeping his word of honour.
have one's work cut out have something difficult to do in the available time He'll
have his work cut out finishing this piece of work by evening. put/set somebody to
...
^^fflffiftfe^iUT ' to gum up the works JH GUM to have one's work cut out SfBSJRH
M T. ft I HBHJtWttS (Usually you don't work hard; now the exam is approaching
and you'll have your work cut out to catch up with your classmates! 7 H A^fi ...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms
[Originally US gangsters' slang for 'to kill (someone)'.] go to work on (something)
to begin work on (something): We're thinking of going to work on an extension to
the house. gum up the works see gum. • have one's work cut out to be faced with
...
Elizabeth McLaren Kirkpatrick, C. M. Schwarz,
1993