English @ the Movies: 'Got Our Work Cut Out For Us'

source: VOA Learning English      2017年4月28日
On English @ the Movies we tell you about the saying "got our work cut out for us." It is from the movie "Norm of The North." This animation film is about a polar bear and his friends trying to save their Arctic home. Originally published at - http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/...

# have (one's) work cut out for (one):
To know that one is faced with a difficult task. I knew I had my work cut out for me when I saw how messy the play room was.
Fig. to have a large and difficult task prepared for one. They sure have their work cut out for them, and it's going to be hard. There is a lot for Bob to do. He has his work cut out for him.