Idiom: take some doing

Meaning

Idiom: take some doing

Something that is particularly difficult to do or that requires a good amount of work or effort to do.

Example sentences

— It will take some doing but this house will be worth a lot of money after the renovation.

— Learning a new language takes some doing but anyone can do it.

— Well, it's gonna take some doing but I think we can fix the problem with your heating without replacing the entire system.

— It took some doing for the movers to get the piano into my fifth-floor apartment. They had to bring it in through the window so I definitely won't be moving again for a few years.

— Getting a band like that for your prom would take some doing but anything's possible.

— Please sit here and wait. Getting your ring out of the drain is going to take some doing.

— Applying to 15 colleges really took some doing. I only got into one so I'm glad I made the effort.

— The holidays take some doing since both of my parents remarried other people who also have children.

— It really took some doing to finish the report on time. Of course, my boss didn't notice all of the hard work and sacrifice.

— It took some doing to travel across the world for this tournament so we were most disappointed when we got Coronavirus and couldn't attend the event.

— Are you sure you want to try to adopt a baby from China? That will take some doing and there's no guarantee of success.

Synonyms

stick it out
stay the course
plug away at
put one's nose to the grindstone
apply oneself to

Idiom: take some doing

Meaning

Example sentences

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