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take some doing

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  1. see take doing.


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But that can take some doing, because by their very nature, they operate by committee.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

While going even remotely close to matching the all-time notorious Hagler-Hearns bout would take some doing, Jonas and Mayer certainly served up their own memorable evening of boxing.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2024

It’s going to take some doing to integrate Indigenous conservation with the ocean-based blue economy that’s clearly driving the research agenda.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2022

In Mr. Bouadla’s telling, however, that will take some doing.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2022

I'll try, ma'am, but it'll take some doing.

From The Hampstead Mystery by Watson, John R. (John Reay)