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Complete Definition of "piece of work"

English

Noun

piece of work (plural pieces of work)

  1. A product or manufactured article, especially a piece of art or craft.
  2. Derogatory term for someone disapproved of for seriously unpleasant character flaws. Contraction of nasty piece of work.

#:His sister was a real piece of work, she always wore shorts in the winter but never stopped complaining about her legs being cold.

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