fiddly job

It was a slow fiddly job but finally the circuit was completed.

'It's a long, fiddly job making one up.

It was dark, and all the fiddly jobs like clipping in the dogs or tying kit on to the sledges meant taking off gloves.

The Workmate coped equally well with small, fiddly jobs, and with gripping a heavy panelled door while damaged mouldings were replaced.

The new range of precision pruners from Wilkinson Sword includes slimline, stay-sharp secateurs for all those fiddly jobs, from £21.99.

A great deal of labour is required for repair work and for such fiddly jobs as roofing, installing an extra bathroom, or for mechanical, electrical and plumbing work.

Professional carpet fitters get paid per square metre (or yard) of carpet laid, and they don't like being given fiddly jobs like kitchens, bathrooms, or small bedrooms, unless they are part of a whole-house installation.