piece of work noun
plural pieces of work [count] chiefly US, informal + often disapproving : someone who is difficult to understand : a complicated or strange person
▪ She's a piece of work, isn't she? ▪ Man, that guy's a real piece of work.
▪ She's a piece of work, isn't she? ▪ Man, that guy's a real piece of work.
a nasty piece of work
chiefly Brit : an unkind or unpleasant person
▪ Her boyfriend is a nasty piece of work.
▪ Her boyfriend is a nasty piece of work.
