HAVE ONE'S WORK CUT OUT

Meaning of HAVE ONE'S WORK CUT OUT in English

be faced with a hard or lengthy task.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

HAVE ONE'S WORK CUT OUT — See: CUT OUT(1).
Slang English vocab
HAVE ONE'S WORK CUT OUT — See: CUT OUT(1).
Словарь английских идиом
HAVE ONE'S WORK CUT OUT — expr infml He's going to have his work cut out — Ему придется довольно трудно The teacher must have her work cut …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HAVE ONE'S WORK CUT OUT — expr infml He's going to have his work cut out — Ему придется довольно трудно The teacher must have her …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HAVE ONE'S WORK CUT OUT — work cut out, have one's expr infml He's going to have his work cut out Ему придется довольно трудно The …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HAVE ONE'S WORK CUT OUT — He's going to have his work cut out — Ему придется довольно трудно The teacher must have her work cut …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORK — I. ˈwərk, ˈwə̄k, ˈwəik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc, worc; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
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CUT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORK — /werrk/ , n., adj., v., worked or ( Archaic except for 35, 37, 40 ) wrought; working . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORK — I. ˈwərk noun Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUT — I. ˈkət verb ( cut ; cut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORK — noun to ferment, as a liquid. 2. work ·noun ore before it is dressed. 3. work ·add. ·noun break; twist. …
Webster English vocab
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT — / kʌt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cut·ting , cut , cut ) WOUND / HOLE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORK — n. & v. --n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORK — n. & v. n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUT — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORK — n. & v. --n. 1. the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1. tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Oxford English vocab
OUT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORK — INDEX: work that somebody does 1. work that someone does as part of their job 2. work that a student …
Longman Activator English vocab
CUT — INDEX: 1. with scissors, a knife, or a sharp object 2. to cut food 3. to cut part of your …
Longman Activator English vocab
CUT — n. 25B6; verb the knife slipped and cut his finger : GASH, slash, lacerate, sever, slit, pierce, penetrate, wound, injure; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CUT — v. 1 gash, slash, slit; open I cut my finger on the glass 2 slice, cut off, carve Please cut …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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