take some doing

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: to require a lot of work
Keeping everyone happy does take some doing.

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That would distract from other Biden priorities, namely dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout, but also other moves on immigration. Unwinding Trump policies on refugees, asylum, legal immigration and more will take some doing. — Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2020 Upselling the notion that dressing is as much a civic as a personal act will take some doing. — New York Times, 22 June 2022

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“Take some doing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20some%20doing. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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