Meaning

3 senses
  1. (literally)To perform a large amount of work.

  2. (figuratively)Carry a great deal of implicit meaning.

  3. (figuratively, sarcastic)To be an understatement.

Examples

3533 sentences
  1. All of you did good work.

    Ви всі чудово попрацювали. — deniko

    ruВы все сделали хорошую работу. — Hellerick

    deJeder von euch hat gute Arbeit geleistet. — al_ex_an_der

  2. I don't feel like working today.

    Мені сьогодні не хочеться працювати. — deniko

    ruМне не хочется сегодня работать. — sharptoothed

    deMir ist heute nicht nach Arbeiten. — Yorwba

  3. Do you plan to work until 10:00?

    Ти плануєш працювати до 10:00? — deniko

    ruВы собираетесь работать до десяти часов? — sharptoothed

    deHast du vor, bis zehn Uhr zu arbeiten? — Yorwba

  4. Tom didn't want Mary to work.

    Том не хотів, щоб Мері працювала. — deniko

    ruТом не хотел, чтобы Мэри работала. — odexed

    deTom wollte nicht, dass Mary arbeitet. — GuidoW

  5. How long did Tom work here?

    Скільки Том там пропрацював? — deniko

    ruКак долго Том здесь работал? — sharptoothed

    deWie lange hat Tom hier gearbeitet? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Origin

From do + a lot + of + work. Attested as early as 1986. https://listserv.linguistlist.org/

From do + a lot + of + work. Attested as early as 1986. https://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2021-April/159701.html

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Forms

does a lot of work, doing a lot of work, did a lot of work, done a lot of work
Base formdo a lot of work · to do a lot of work
3rd person singulardoes a lot of work
Present participledoing a lot of work
Past simpledid a lot of work
Past participledone a lot of work

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydo a lot of work
he, she, itdoes a lot of work

Past simpleLesson

all personsdid a lot of work

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave done a lot of work
he, she, ithas done a lot of work

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill do a lot of work

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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