lick of work



lick of work

a bit of work. (Used with a negative.) I couldn't get her to do a lick of work all day long! The boys didn't do a lick of work while you were away.
See also: lick, of, work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GertrudeGUR-trood (English), khər-TRUY-də (Dutch)English, Dutch
Fionntan-Irish, Scottish
Kurokoo-ṙo:Japanese
&Aelig;&Eth;Elm&Aelig;R-Anglo-Saxon
RikkiRIK-eeEnglish (Modern)
Flavianaflah-VYAH-nah (Italian)Ancient Roman, Italian