take some doing

verb

To be hard work, to require a lot of effort.

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Meanings

verbtake some doing (third-person singular simple present takes some doing, present participle taking some doing, simple past took some doing, past participle taken some doing)

present singular third person takes some doing · participle present taking some doing · past took some doing · participle past taken some doing

  1. To be hard work, to require a lot of effort.

Translations

Dutch veel voeten in de aarde hebben
  • veel voeten in de aarde hebbenTranslations
Finnish vaatia vaivaa
  • vaatia vaivaaTranslations
Polish wymagać wysiłku
  • wymagać wysiłkuTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

take some doing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20some%20doing

MLA

“take some doing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20some%20doing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take some doing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20some%20doing.

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