a complex, tricky, or odd person
an item or part of something – especially of art or craft (Example 4)
somebody although generally interesting – is weird to get along with for long time
unaware of one’s stupidity
someone whose silliness and stupidity never stops to surprise you
a person who is bizarre and yet charming at the same time
an authentic personality or a unique person
exercise
work
essay
composition
dissertation
part of a set or work
an item
My friend has the weirdest of opinions, he’s a real piece of work.
My husband can’t cook the food without the company of whole family. He is a piece of work.
My friend is a nasty piece of work – he always talks about skydiving.
I love this piece of work by Steven Wills – he is a wonderful painter.
“Thugs” is a piece of work that seems to have been written in Dickens’s time, perhaps by Wilkie Collins, a friend of Dickens.
There is no origin for this idiom
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