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1 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) få sin sag for* * *(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) få sin sag for -
2 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbejde2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbejde3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbejde4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) værk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbejde6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbejdsplads; arbejde2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) arbejde; køre2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) have arbejde3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) fungere; arbejde; betjene4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) blive til noget5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbejde6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) blive; arbejde sig7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) udføre•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mekanisme2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gode gerninger•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbejde2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbejde3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbejde4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) værk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbejde6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbejdsplads; arbejde2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) arbejde; køre2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) have arbejde3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) fungere; arbejde; betjene4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) blive til noget5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbejde6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) blive; arbejde sig7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) udføre•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mekanisme2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gode gerninger•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders
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have your work cut out for you — have (your) work cut out (for (you)) if you have your work cut out, you have something very difficult to do. We re training a completely new team, so we ve got our work cut out for us. Have you seen the state of the garden? She ll have her work… … New idioms dictionary
have your work cut out for — have (your) work cut out (for (you)) if you have your work cut out, you have something very difficult to do. We re training a completely new team, so we ve got our work cut out for us. Have you seen the state of the garden? She ll have her work… … New idioms dictionary
have your work cut out — have (your) work cut out (for (you)) if you have your work cut out, you have something very difficult to do. We re training a completely new team, so we ve got our work cut out for us. Have you seen the state of the garden? She ll have her work… … New idioms dictionary
have your work cut out for you — ◇ If you have your work cut out for you, the thing you need to do is very difficult, and you have to work very hard to achieve it. She knew she had her work cut out for her, but she was willing to do whatever it took to succeed. • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
have your work cut out (for you) — phrase to have a difficult job to do We’ll have our work cut out for us if we want to maintain sales at this level. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym Main entry: work … Useful english dictionary
have your work cut out for you — INFORMAL ► to have something very difficult to do: »The government has its work cut out for it trying to reduce the national deficit. Main Entry: ↑work … Financial and business terms
have your work cut out — have your ˈwork cut out idiom (informal) to be likely to have difficulty doing sth • You ll have your work cut out to get there by nine o clock. Main entry: ↑workidiom … Useful english dictionary
have (your) work cut out for (you) — to have to do something you know will be difficult. If that report is going to be finished by tomorrow, she has her work cut out for her … New idioms dictionary
have your work cut out — If you have your work cut out, you are very busy indeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
have my work cut out — have a difficult task to do; a problem I must solve Our goal is to win the cup, so we have our work cut out for us … English idioms
have your work cut out — If you have your work cut out, you are very busy indeed. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you have to face a difficult task or a challenging situation, you have your work cut out for you. I ve got a month to reorganize the… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
