Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

having one's work cut out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
hav-ing one's -work -cut out
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of have one's work cut out

Questions

What does having one's work cut out mean?
present participle and gerund of have one's work cut out

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