piece of work
1piece of work — ► piece of work informal a person of a specified kind, especially an unpleasant one. Main Entry: ↑piece …
2piece of work — n. a person who is regarded as eccentric, difficult, etc. * * * …
3piece of work — n. a person who is regarded as eccentric, difficult, etc …
4piece of work — noun a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work he was indebted to the pioneering work of… …
5piece of work — noun a) A product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft. “Dead Man Walking” is a powerful and intelligent piece of work. b) A person who has a strong and unusual …
6piece of work — Person (usu. derog., often nasty piece of work) …
7piece of work — informal a person of a specified kind, especially an unpleasant one. → piece …
8piece of work — Date: 1928 a complicated, difficult, or eccentric person …
9piece of work — n. person of unappealing or undesirable character …
10What a piece of work is a man — The phrase What a piece of work is a man! comes from Shakespeare s Hamlet, Prince of Denmark , Act II, scene II, and it is often used in reference to the whole speech containing the line. The speechThe monologue, spoken in the play by the title… …
