take some doing
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It would take some doing, but they have not been dealt the easiest hand if they get out of the group games in the United States unscathed.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
It will take some doing to unseat Edgar, whose achievement has become so embedded in Seattle sports consciousness that it has taken on the aura of folklore.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2022
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
Old Burke would dearly love to put a spoke in his wheel, but it'll take some doing.
From Great Sea Stories by French, Joseph Lewis
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