to make a good job of something

  • 1make 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… …

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  • 2make a good job of (doing) something — make a good/bad/job of (doing) something british phrase to do something well or badly He made a terrible job of cutting my hair. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym to make a mistake, or to do something badly …

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  • 3make 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… …

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  • 4do 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… …

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  • 5make a bad job of (doing) something — make a good/bad/job of (doing) something british phrase to do something well or badly He made a terrible job of cutting my hair. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym to make a mistake, or to do something badly …

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  • 6do 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… …

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  • 7do a good job of sth — do a good/bad/better, etc. job of sth (also make a good/bad/better, etc. job of sth) ► to do something well, badly, better, etc.: »We need to do a better job of marketing the product. Main Entry: ↑job …

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  • 8good — good1 W1S1 [gud] adj comparative better [ˈbetə US ər] superlative best [best] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a high standard)¦ 2¦(skilful)¦ 3¦(what you want)¦ 4¦(pleasant/enjoyable)¦ 5¦(successful/correct)¦ 6¦(suitable)¦ 7¦(useful)¦ …

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  • 9good — [[t]g ʊd[/t]] ♦ better, best 1) ADJ GRADED Good means pleasant or enjoyable. We had a really good time together... I know they would have a better life here... There s nothing better than a good cup of hot coffee... It s so good to hear your… …

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  • 10job — 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… …

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