little brown job
One of any number of small, nondescript, sparrow-like bird species that are very hard…One of any number of small, nondescript, sparrow-like bird species that are very hard to tell apart.
» I've got this little job I want you to do.
Ich habe da eine kleine Aufgabe, die ich dich bitte zu erledigen. — raggione
Ich habe da eine kleine Aufgabe, die ich euch bitte zu erledigen. — raggione
Ich habe da eine kleine Aufgabe, die ich Sie bitte zu erledigen. — raggione
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1 senses(informal)One of any number of small, nondescript, sparrow-like bird species that are very hard to tell apart.
Examples
7 sentencesI've got this little job I want you to do.
deIch habe da eine kleine Aufgabe, die ich dich bitte zu erledigen. — raggione
I've got a little job for you.
deIch habe eine kleine Aufgabe für dich. — raggione
You appear a little old for this job.
Listen, I have a nice little job for you.
I'd like you to pick up the pace a little on this job.
Forms
plural: little brown jobs| Singular | little brown job |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
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