doing (redirected from taking some doing)

do·ing  (dng)

n.

1. Performance of an act: a job not worth the doing.

2. doings

a. Activities that go on every day: "A motley crew they are, their doings as dark as they are ludicrous" (John Simon).

b. Social events and activities.

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doing [ˈduːɪŋ]

n

1. an action or the performance of an action whose doing is this?

2. Informal a beating or castigation

Thesaurus

doing

noun

1. carrying out or through, performance, execution, implementation Nothing deflates impossibility like the doing of it.

2. handiwork, act, action, achievement, exploit, deed It was all her doing.

plural noun

1. deeds, actions, exploits, concerns, events, affairs, happenings, proceedings, transactions, dealings, goings-on (informal) the everyday doings of a group of schoolchildren

2. gizmo, thing, whatnot, whatsit, thingummy, doodah, what-d'you-call-it, thingamajig, oojamaflip, thingamabob, what's-it's-name all the `doings' of a modern kitchen

Translations

doing [ˈduːɪŋ] N

1. this is your doing → esto es cosa tuya
it was none of my doing → yo no he tenido nada que ver
it will take a lot of or some doing → va a ser muy difícil hacerlo, costará mucho hacerlo
that takes some doing! → ¡eso no es nada fácil!
see also nothing A

2. doings (= activities) → actividades fpl; (= actions) → acciones fpl; (= happenings) → sucesos mpl
he recounted the day's doings → hizo recuento de las actividades del día

doing [ˈduːɪŋ] n
this is your doing (= you are responsible for this) → c'est vous qui avez fait cela

doing

n

→ Tun nt; this is your doing → das ist dein Werk; it was none of my doing → ich hatte nichts damit zu tun; that takes some doing → da gehört (schon) etwas dazu; there is a difference between doing and saying → zwischen Taten und Worten besteht ein Unterschied

doings pl (inf) → Handlungen pl, → Taten pl

doings pl (inf Brit: = thing) → Dingsbums nt (inf)

doing [ˈduːɪŋ] n this is your doing → è opera tua!, sei stato tu!
that takes some doing → non è una cosa facile