piece of work

The phrase "piece of work" can refer to a creation or describe a person with a complex or unpleasant personality.

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Definition

B2Art and Craft

(general)A product resulting from creative or artistic effort.

Example

The sculpture she made is truly a remarkable piece of work.

C1Informal Speech

(informal, idiomatic)A person who is notably difficult, unpleasant, or eccentric.

Example

He can be such a piece of work; nobody wants to deal with him.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "piece of work":

work of art piece of ass piece of someone piece of goods of a piece work of fiction character piece piece of trash piece of shit piece of garbage proper job piece of paper piece of meat piece of poop work on piece of junk journeyman's piece hard work piece out work in progress have work done