"had one's work cut out for one" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} had one's work cut out for one
  1. simple past and past participle of have one's work cut out for one Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: have one's work cut out for one
    Sense id: en-had_one's_work_cut_out_for_one-en-verb-99oGjG-m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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