one's work is cut out for one

Fig. one's task is prepared for one; one has a lot of work to do. This is a big job. My work is cut out for me. The new president's work is cut out for him.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hymie	-	Yiddish
JÉRÔMe	zhe-ROM	French
Sizwe	-	Southern African, Xhosa
Caoimhe	KEE-va, KWEE-va	Irish, Scottish
Chizqiyahu	-	Biblical Hebrew
Brendanus	-	Irish (Latinized)