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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

I got my work cut out for me

Hi

Could you please explain the yellow sentence to me?

NEW YORK Emotion: travel --http://tv.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity/david-letterman/ apologized to his wife on Monday's "http://tv.msn.com/tv/series/late-show-with-david-letterman/," saying she had been "horribly hurt by my behavior."

The late-night host vowed to repair his relationship with his wife, Regina Lasko.

"Let me tell you folks, I got my work cut out for me," he said, according to an early transcript of the program released by CBS.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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I have a lot of work to do / difficult work to do; my task will be very challenging.

— Mister Micawber

  • I have a lot of work to do / difficult work to do; my task will be very challenging.
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I have a lot of work to do / difficult work to do; my task will be very challenging.
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Thanks, MM!

So, is "have one's work cut out" an idiomatic expression? Can I use it in everyday speech?

Tom
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Mr. Tom I got my work cut out for me
This is the more casual version of

I've got my work cut out for me.

to have (got) one's work cut out for one is certainly an idiom you can use in everyday conversation.

Use it whenever there is a lot of difficult work for
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