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taking some doing

taking some doing is the present participle and gerund 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 taking some doing

What is taking some doing the present participle and gerund of?
Taking some doing is the present participle and gerund of take some doing.

Words near taking some doing in the dictionary

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

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