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Have your work cut out !!!
Fay I've got 40 copies of this draft report to make by lunchtime.
Ingrid It's huge. It must be at least 100 pages. You'll have your work cut out.
Fay When the committee has made all the changes it considers necessary. I'll have to print out another 40 copies of the final version.
Ingrid If it's only the draft report this time, why don't you copy it using the toner-saving mode ?
Fay What's the advantage of that ?
Ingrid The photocopier will use a lot less toner and the job will be done quicker.
Fay Will the text still be legible ?
Ingrid Of course. I use toner-saving mode all the time without any problems.
Explanation :
 
Have your work cut out - If you say that you will have your work cut out to do something, you mean that it will be a very difficult task.
 
Example :  The new administration has its work cut out for it. Creating jobs in this kind of environment is not going to be easy .....
 
 

 

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I'm up for that

I'll pass

 

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