Piece Of Work Definition

noun
A person who is regarded as eccentric, difficult, etc.
Webster's New World

A product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft.

Wiktionary

(idiomatic, often derogatory) A person who has a strong and unusual personality, especially one with seriously unpleasant character flaws (e.g. a nasty piece of work).

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Noun

Singular:
piece of work
Plural:
pieces of work

Piece Of Work Sentence Examples

  • You are a piece of work!

  • During the World War he served with the headquarters staff of the British army in France (1916-7), attaining the rank of colonel, and later was Director of Information under the Prime Minister (1917-8), and his History of the War (Nelson) was an admirable piece of work.

  • The term is also applied specifically to an offer to do a specified piece of work or to supply certain goods for a certain sum or at a certain rate or to purchase goods at a certain rate.

  • A very charming piece of work of a lighter kind was inspired by a question from his friend, Mrs Katherine Phillips (the "matchless Orinda"), asking "How far is a dear and perfect friendship authorized by the principles of Christianity?"

  • Walsingham's most important work is his Historia Anglicana, a valuable piece of work covering the period between 1272 and 1422.

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