a piece of work



a piece of work

A remarkably difficult, malicious, unpleasant, or objectionable person. Boy, our new boss is a real piece of work. Remind me to stay out of her way! I hear Amy's boyfriend is a piece of work.
See also: of, piece, work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SammiSAM-eeEnglish (Rare)
PaulÍNa-Slovak
Darnelldahr-NELEnglish
JolÁN-Hungarian
Roxanarahk-SAN-ə (English), rok-SAHN-ah (Spanish)English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
GlenGLENScottish, English