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taken some doing

taken some doing is the past participle of take some doing.

Meaning of take some doing

Verb

take some doing (third-person singular simple present takes some doing, present participle taking some doing, simple past took some doing, past participle taken some doing)

  1. To be hard work, to require a lot of effort.

Questions about taken some doing

What is taken some doing the past participle of?
Taken some doing is the past participle of take some doing.

Words near taken some doing in the dictionary

  1. taken sides
  2. taken silk
  3. taken slave
  4. taken soil
  5. taken some beating
  6. taken some doing
  7. taken someone at their word
  8. taken someone down the garden path
  9. taken someone for all they've got
  10. taken someone to the grave
  11. taken someone up short

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