MAKE HARD WORK OF STH

Meaning of MAKE HARD WORK OF STH in English

to use more time or energy on a task than is necessary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) hard disk hard water {{link=strong and hard punishment">strong and hard punishment Townes Charles Hard
Английский словарь Британика
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
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
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
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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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
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARD — I. ˈhärd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength …
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
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
HARD — adv close or near. 2. hard ·adv so as to raise difficulties. 3. hard ·adv uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. 4. hard …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HARD — hard BrE AmE hɑːd AmE hɑːrd ▷ harder ˈhɑːd ə AmE ˈhɑːrd ə r ▷ hardest ˈhɑːd ɪst -əst AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
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HARD — / hɑːd; NAmE hɑːrd/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( hard·er , hard·est ) SOLID / STIFF 1. solid, firm …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARD — I. hard 1 S1 W1 /hɑːd $ hɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative harder , superlative hardest ) [ Word …
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
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HARD
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
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HARD
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
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — ( harder, hardest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ …
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HARD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARD — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, Philistine, about, absolute, abstruse, accented, acerb, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, actively, acute, adamant, adamantine, addictive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — adj. Function: adverb 1 with great or utmost force FF1C; hit the nail hard FF1E; Synonyms: energetically, forcefully, forcibly, hardly, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HARD — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: firm 2, solid Related Word: compacted, compressed, concentrated, consolidated, packed; callous, hardened, indurate, indurated, set; adamantine, …
Collegiate Thesaurus 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
HARD — INDEX: 1. when something does not change its shape or bend 2. food 3. to become hard or make something …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — See ↑ DIFFICULT 1,3, ↑ HARD 1,2, ↑ TIRED/TIRING 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be hard at work • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — adj. 25B6; adjective hard ground : FIRM, solid, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, dense, …
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HARD — adj. 1 rigid, stiff, solid, inflexible, firm, dense, condensed, compressed, close, solidified, hardened; stony, rocklike, concrete, petrified, granite(-like), flinty, steely; …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HARD — 1. hɑ:d n 1. 1> твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка 2> твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WORK — 1) работа || работать 2) действие; функционирование || действовать; функционировать 3) обработка || обрабатывать 4) заготовка; обрабатываемая деталь; обрабатываемое изделие …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WORK — 1) работа || работать 2) действие; функционирование || действовать; функционировать 3) обработка || обрабатывать 4) заготовка; обрабатываемая деталь; обрабатываемое изделие 5) мн. ч. завод; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WORK — 1) вычислять 2) действие 3) деятельность 4) завод 5) обрабатываемый 6) обрабатывать 7) обработать 8) обработка 9) поработать 10) поработаю 11) работа 12) работать 13) работы 14) рабочие 15) решать 16) создание 17) сочинение 18) труд • civil engineering …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MAKE — 1) возмещать 2) восполнить 3) выплавлять 4) вырабатывать 5) выявить 6) изготовлять 7) изделие 8) конфекционировать 9) производить 10) равняться 11) совершать 12) составлять 13) уделать 14) уделывать 15) учинять 16) марка • make [take] comparison — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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