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takes some doing

takes some doing is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 takes some doing

What is takes some doing the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes some doing is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take some doing.

Words near takes some doing in the dictionary

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

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