piece of work

Noun

 * 1) A product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft.
 * 2) * 1996, David Ansen "The Killer And The Nun (film review)," Newsweek, 8 Jan.,
 * “Dead Man Walking” is a powerful and intelligent piece of work.
 * 1)  A person who has a strong and unusual personality, especially one with seriously unpleasant character flaws (e.g. a nasty piece of work). (This sense came about due to Hamlet’s monologue (see sense 1 above)).
 * 1)  A person who has a strong and unusual personality, especially one with seriously unpleasant character flaws (e.g. a nasty piece of work). (This sense came about due to Hamlet’s monologue (see sense 1 above)).