A job of work

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Project Scale

The term can imply the task is large or complex, needing significant effort or time.

The renovation of the kitchen was a big job of work that took three months.

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Idiomatic Use

Often used in informal contexts to describe a task one may not be looking forward to.

Cleaning the garage is going to be a difficult job of work.

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Focus on Tasks

Refers to tasks often outside regular duties, like a special assignment or one-off project.

My boss gave me a job of work to organize the year-end event.