“Have your work cut out”
ChallengesDéfinition
Se confronter à une tâche qui exigera beaucoup d'efforts.
English: To face a task that will require a lot of effort.
Exemples
Exemples
1 / 2“We have our work cut out if we want to finish before Friday.”
Nous avons une tâche qui exigera beaucoup d'efforts si nous voulons la terminer avant vendredi.
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
We have our work cut out if we want to finish before Friday.Compare with the original example
We have our work cut out if we want to finish before Friday.
Nous avons une tâche qui exigera beaucoup d'efforts si nous voulons la terminer avant vendredi.
Write a two-line conversation using “Have your work cut out”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryQuestions fréquentes
- What does "Have your work cut out" mean?
- "Have your work cut out" means se confronter à une tâche qui exigera beaucoup d'efforts.
- How do you use "Have your work cut out" in a sentence?
- Example: "We have our work cut out if we want to finish before Friday."
- Should I interpret "Have your work cut out" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.