He really did a job on her, telling her how much he loved her and then leaving her.
Someone sure did a job on this table - there are scratches all over it.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have the devil's own job doing something — have the devil s own job (doing something/to do something) old fashioned to spend a long time trying to do something difficult. I had the devil s own job to find a parking space near here … New idioms dictionary
have a job doing something — have a job doing/to do/something british informal phrase to have difficulties doing something We had quite a job finding your house. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym … Useful english dictionary
job — W1S1 [dʒɔb US dʒa:b] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(work)¦ 2¦(duty)¦ 3¦(something you must do)¦ 4 on the job 5 I m only/just doing my job 6 it s more than my job s worth 7 do the job 8 have a job doing something/have a job to do something 9 do a job on… … Dictionary of contemporary English
do a good job (on something) — do a good, bad, etc. ˈjob (on sth) | make a good, bad, etc. job of sth idiom to do sth well, badly, etc • They did a very professional job. • You ve certainly made an excellent job of the kitchen (= for example, painting it). • We haven t done a… … Useful english dictionary
do a bad job (on something) — do a good, bad, etc. ˈjob (on sth) | make a good, bad, etc. job of sth idiom to do sth well, badly, etc • They did a very professional job. • You ve certainly made an excellent job of the kitchen (= for example, painting it). • We haven t done a… … Useful english dictionary
make a good job of something — do a good, bad, etc. ˈjob (on sth) | make a good, bad, etc. job of sth idiom to do sth well, badly, etc • They did a very professional job. • You ve certainly made an excellent job of the kitchen (= for example, painting it). • We haven t done a… … Useful english dictionary
make a bad job of something — do a good, bad, etc. ˈjob (on sth) | make a good, bad, etc. job of sth idiom to do sth well, badly, etc • They did a very professional job. • You ve certainly made an excellent job of the kitchen (= for example, painting it). • We haven t done a… … Useful english dictionary
make a clean job of something — informal do something thoroughly … Useful english dictionary
job */*/*/ — UK [dʒɒb] / US [dʒɑb] noun Word forms job : singular job plural jobs Talking or writing about jobs: general job what you do regularly to earn money, especially what you do for a particular company or person. A full time job is a job that you do… … English dictionary
job — [[t]ʤɒ̱b[/t]] ♦ jobs 1) N COUNT A job is the work that someone does to earn money. Once I m in America I can get a job... Thousands have lost their jobs... I felt the pressure of being the first woman in the job. ...overseas job vacancies. 2) N… … English dictionary
