How to understand “she'd have a job hiding” in this context?

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“We were just talking about the night when Mr. Crouch turned up on the grounds,” said Fudge. “It was you who found him, was it not?”



“Yes,” said Harry. Then, feeling it was pointless to pretend that he
hadn't overheard what they had been saying, he added, “I didn't see
Madame Maxime anywhere, though, and she'd have a job hiding, wouldn't
she?”



Dumbledore smiled at Harry behind Fudge's back, his eyes twinkling.



“Yes, well,” said Fudge, looking embarrassed, ...




I don't quite understand "she'd have a job hiding". Does it mean hiding is her job or something? What does it mean exactly here?










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    “We were just talking about the night when Mr. Crouch turned up on the grounds,” said Fudge. “It was you who found him, was it not?”



    “Yes,” said Harry. Then, feeling it was pointless to pretend that he
    hadn't overheard what they had been saying, he added, “I didn't see
    Madame Maxime anywhere, though, and she'd have a job hiding, wouldn't
    she?”



    Dumbledore smiled at Harry behind Fudge's back, his eyes twinkling.



    “Yes, well,” said Fudge, looking embarrassed, ...




    I don't quite understand "she'd have a job hiding". Does it mean hiding is her job or something? What does it mean exactly here?










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      “We were just talking about the night when Mr. Crouch turned up on the grounds,” said Fudge. “It was you who found him, was it not?”



      “Yes,” said Harry. Then, feeling it was pointless to pretend that he
      hadn't overheard what they had been saying, he added, “I didn't see
      Madame Maxime anywhere, though, and she'd have a job hiding, wouldn't
      she?”



      Dumbledore smiled at Harry behind Fudge's back, his eyes twinkling.



      “Yes, well,” said Fudge, looking embarrassed, ...




      I don't quite understand "she'd have a job hiding". Does it mean hiding is her job or something? What does it mean exactly here?










      share|improve this question















      “We were just talking about the night when Mr. Crouch turned up on the grounds,” said Fudge. “It was you who found him, was it not?”



      “Yes,” said Harry. Then, feeling it was pointless to pretend that he
      hadn't overheard what they had been saying, he added, “I didn't see
      Madame Maxime anywhere, though, and she'd have a job hiding, wouldn't
      she?”



      Dumbledore smiled at Harry behind Fudge's back, his eyes twinkling.



      “Yes, well,” said Fudge, looking embarrassed, ...




      I don't quite understand "she'd have a job hiding". Does it mean hiding is her job or something? What does it mean exactly here?







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          A job can be a single piece of work, or a task. In UK conversation, to "have a job" doing something can mean to find doing that thing difficult or impossible. It would be a hard job to do it. Is Madame Maxine very large? That might explain why she would "have a job" hiding somewhere.




          Job
          2.2 informal

          in singular

          A difficult task.
          ‘we thought you'd have a job getting there’




          Job (Oxford Dictionaries)






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          • Is this particularly for UK English?

            – dan
            Dec 27 '18 at 9:28






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            I am a British English speaker; I do not know if it is used in other English zones; Macmillan and Longman dictionaries both say it is "British". I would guess it is common in Australia & New Zealand. Maybe a US English speaker will comment.

            – Michael Harvey
            Dec 27 '18 at 9:47











          • "She'd have a job doing something" (BrE). "It would be a job to do something" (BrE/AmE); "It would be a lot of work to do something" (AmE)

            – Peter
            Dec 27 '18 at 11:13











          • All equally valid in UK English, too.

            – Michael Harvey
            Dec 27 '18 at 12:04











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          A job can be a single piece of work, or a task. In UK conversation, to "have a job" doing something can mean to find doing that thing difficult or impossible. It would be a hard job to do it. Is Madame Maxine very large? That might explain why she would "have a job" hiding somewhere.




          Job
          2.2 informal

          in singular

          A difficult task.
          ‘we thought you'd have a job getting there’




          Job (Oxford Dictionaries)






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          • Is this particularly for UK English?

            – dan
            Dec 27 '18 at 9:28






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            I am a British English speaker; I do not know if it is used in other English zones; Macmillan and Longman dictionaries both say it is "British". I would guess it is common in Australia & New Zealand. Maybe a US English speaker will comment.

            – Michael Harvey
            Dec 27 '18 at 9:47











          • "She'd have a job doing something" (BrE). "It would be a job to do something" (BrE/AmE); "It would be a lot of work to do something" (AmE)

            – Peter
            Dec 27 '18 at 11:13











          • All equally valid in UK English, too.

            – Michael Harvey
            Dec 27 '18 at 12:04
















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          A job can be a single piece of work, or a task. In UK conversation, to "have a job" doing something can mean to find doing that thing difficult or impossible. It would be a hard job to do it. Is Madame Maxine very large? That might explain why she would "have a job" hiding somewhere.




          Job
          2.2 informal

          in singular

          A difficult task.
          ‘we thought you'd have a job getting there’




          Job (Oxford Dictionaries)






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          • Is this particularly for UK English?

            – dan
            Dec 27 '18 at 9:28






          • 1





            I am a British English speaker; I do not know if it is used in other English zones; Macmillan and Longman dictionaries both say it is "British". I would guess it is common in Australia & New Zealand. Maybe a US English speaker will comment.

            – Michael Harvey
            Dec 27 '18 at 9:47











          • "She'd have a job doing something" (BrE). "It would be a job to do something" (BrE/AmE); "It would be a lot of work to do something" (AmE)

            – Peter
            Dec 27 '18 at 11:13











          • All equally valid in UK English, too.

            – Michael Harvey
            Dec 27 '18 at 12:04














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          A job can be a single piece of work, or a task. In UK conversation, to "have a job" doing something can mean to find doing that thing difficult or impossible. It would be a hard job to do it. Is Madame Maxine very large? That might explain why she would "have a job" hiding somewhere.




          Job
          2.2 informal

          in singular

          A difficult task.
          ‘we thought you'd have a job getting there’




          Job (Oxford Dictionaries)






          share|improve this answer













          A job can be a single piece of work, or a task. In UK conversation, to "have a job" doing something can mean to find doing that thing difficult or impossible. It would be a hard job to do it. Is Madame Maxine very large? That might explain why she would "have a job" hiding somewhere.




          Job
          2.2 informal

          in singular

          A difficult task.
          ‘we thought you'd have a job getting there’




          Job (Oxford Dictionaries)







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          • Is this particularly for UK English?

            – dan
            Dec 27 '18 at 9:28






          • 1





            I am a British English speaker; I do not know if it is used in other English zones; Macmillan and Longman dictionaries both say it is "British". I would guess it is common in Australia & New Zealand. Maybe a US English speaker will comment.

            – Michael Harvey
            Dec 27 '18 at 9:47











          • "She'd have a job doing something" (BrE). "It would be a job to do something" (BrE/AmE); "It would be a lot of work to do something" (AmE)

            – Peter
            Dec 27 '18 at 11:13











          • All equally valid in UK English, too.

            – Michael Harvey
            Dec 27 '18 at 12:04



















          • Is this particularly for UK English?

            – dan
            Dec 27 '18 at 9:28






          • 1





            I am a British English speaker; I do not know if it is used in other English zones; Macmillan and Longman dictionaries both say it is "British". I would guess it is common in Australia & New Zealand. Maybe a US English speaker will comment.

            – Michael Harvey
            Dec 27 '18 at 9:47











          • "She'd have a job doing something" (BrE). "It would be a job to do something" (BrE/AmE); "It would be a lot of work to do something" (AmE)

            – Peter
            Dec 27 '18 at 11:13











          • All equally valid in UK English, too.

            – Michael Harvey
            Dec 27 '18 at 12:04

















          Is this particularly for UK English?

          – dan
          Dec 27 '18 at 9:28





          Is this particularly for UK English?

          – dan
          Dec 27 '18 at 9:28




          1




          1





          I am a British English speaker; I do not know if it is used in other English zones; Macmillan and Longman dictionaries both say it is "British". I would guess it is common in Australia & New Zealand. Maybe a US English speaker will comment.

          – Michael Harvey
          Dec 27 '18 at 9:47





          I am a British English speaker; I do not know if it is used in other English zones; Macmillan and Longman dictionaries both say it is "British". I would guess it is common in Australia & New Zealand. Maybe a US English speaker will comment.

          – Michael Harvey
          Dec 27 '18 at 9:47













          "She'd have a job doing something" (BrE). "It would be a job to do something" (BrE/AmE); "It would be a lot of work to do something" (AmE)

          – Peter
          Dec 27 '18 at 11:13





          "She'd have a job doing something" (BrE). "It would be a job to do something" (BrE/AmE); "It would be a lot of work to do something" (AmE)

          – Peter
          Dec 27 '18 at 11:13













          All equally valid in UK English, too.

          – Michael Harvey
          Dec 27 '18 at 12:04





          All equally valid in UK English, too.

          – Michael Harvey
          Dec 27 '18 at 12:04


















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