du pain sur la planche

a lot of work to do

→ du
phrase Rare #28,693
a lot of work to do An idiom used when there is still plenty of work to be done.
FR: Avec ce projet, nous avons du pain sur la planche.
EN: With this project, we have a lot of work to do.

Allez, on a du pain sur la planche.

Come on, we’ve got a lot of work to do.

— Aliens, le retour (1986)

Vous avez du pain sur la planche, là.

You've got your work cut out for you there.

On a du pain sur la planche.

We have our work cut out for us.

— Matrix (1999)

APXGP a du pain sur la planche.

APXGP has a lot of work to do.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Tom a du pain sur la planche.

Tom has his work cut out for him.

Il y a du pain sur la planche.

There is a lot of work to be done.

On a encore du pain sur la planche.

We still have work to do.

Nous avons du pain sur la planche.

We have our work cut out for us.

J'ai du pain sur la planche.

I have my work cut out for me.

On a du pain sur la planche ce matin.

We have a lot to do this morning.

T'as du pain sur la planche.

You've got your work cut out for you.

Vous avez du pain sur la planche.

You have your work cut out for you.

— Alien³ (1992)

Tu as du pain sur la planche.

You have your work cut out for you.

— Le Roi lion (1994)

Ils ont du pain sur la planche.

They have their work cut out for them.