man's job — task or position suitable or appropriate for a man … English contemporary dictionary
Give a Man a Job — was a short film produced in 1933 in conjunction with the National Recovery Administration in which audience members were encouraged to offer jobs to the unemployed in the midst of the Great Depression. The film featured Jimmy Durante… … Wikipedia
never send a boy to do a man’s job — 1931 G. FOWLER Great Mouthpiece xii. Mr. Alfred J. Talley..took command of the..prosecution. He was an able man... ‘It’s about time they gave me a run for the money,’ Fallon said. ‘The People shouldn’t send boys on men’s errands.’ 1941 ‘T.… … Proverbs new dictionary
Job — • One of the books of the Old Testament, and the chief personage in it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Job Job † … Catholic encyclopedia
man-sized — adj. 1. Calling for manly attributes; as, a man sized job. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Large enough to satisfy a man; as, a man sized piece of cake. [informal] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
man-sized — adjective 1. calling for the strength of a man a man sized job • Similar to: ↑manly, ↑manful, ↑manlike 2. very large; appropriate to the size of a man a man sized piece of cake • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
man — see man cannot live by bread alone whatever man has done, man may do a man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks man is the measure of all things man proposes, God disposes man’s extremity is … Proverbs new dictionary
man-size — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective or man sized ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ 1. : suitable for or requiring a man a man size job 2. : large scale a man size model * * * manˈ size … Useful english dictionary
man-size — or man sized adjective Date: 1913 1. suitable for or requiring a man < a man size job > 2. larger than others of its kind < constructed a man size model > … New Collegiate Dictionary
job — see never send a boy to do a man’s job if a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well … Proverbs new dictionary
