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
Yaqub	-	Arabic
Punita	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Hobson	['hɔbsn]
Potter	['pɔtə]
Marcellette	-	French
Eliseo	e-lee-ZE-o (Italian), e-lee-SE-o (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish