have one's work cut out for one

To face a large task or project.

Japanese Meaning

大変な課題を抱えている / 困難な仕事に直面している / 厳しい試練が待っている

Anyone who volunteers to reorganize the entire archive will have one's work cut out for one.

アーカイブ全体の整理を自ら買って出る人は、大きな仕事を抱えることになるだろう。

Sense（1）

To face a large task or project.

If he plans to translate all the idioms, he has his work cut out for him.

has one's work cut out for one

（ present singular third-person ）

having one's work cut out for one

（ participle present ）

had one's work cut out for one

（ participle past ）

had one's work cut out for one

（ past ）