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hard nut to crackA problem that is challenging to solve.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackUsed other than as an idiom: see hard, nut, crack.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackA place, opportunity, etc. to which it is difficult to gain entry.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackAn amount that is difficult to finance.Rate it:

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hard of hearingHaving difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf.Rate it:

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hard on the eyesuglyRate it:

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hard pill to swallowSomething that is difficult to accept.Rate it:

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hard pressedHaving or likely to have difficulty or to find a task almost impossible.Rate it:

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hard shouldermortorway shopping areaRate it:

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hard to come byDifficult to find; rareRate it:

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hard yardsThe key effort in completing a difficult taskRate it:

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hard-and-fastStrictly maintained.Rate it:

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hard-heartedunfeelingRate it:

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hard-nosedGuided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.Rate it:

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hard-nosedHardheaded.Rate it:

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hard-nosedguided by practical experience and observation rather than by theoryRate it:

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hard-nosedhardheaded, stubbornRate it:

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hard-pressedBarely able. Having difficulty doing something.Rate it:

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hard-pressedExperiencing financial difficulty or difficulty in surviving.Rate it:

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hardenTo become hard.Rate it:

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have done withTo finish; to give up or stop working on.Rate it:

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heavy handedCome down hard on something or someone.Rate it:

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hit him like a ton of bricksvery hard or severelyRate it:

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hit someone for sixTo hit another person very hard.Rate it:

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hold yew hardWait for a moment. Be patient.Rate it:

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hospital passA poorly executed pass to a team-mate causing the receiver to present an easy target for a defender, and thus be tackled hard.Rate it:

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hot deskingThe working practice of sharing desks or workstations between workers, as a means of saving space and resources.Rate it:

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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?a tongue twister; if spoken over and over this phrase is hard to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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il a cela à cœur1. He is striving hard to do it. 2. He takes a lively interest in it.Rate it:

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il est à sec (pop.)He is hard up, broke, in low water.Rate it:

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il le mène bon train dans cette affaireHe drives him hard in that matter.Rate it:

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il se donne du bon tempsHe does not work too hard; He enjoys himself; He has a good time of it.Rate it:

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in the cutA secluded or hard to find locationRate it:

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it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.It being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly.Rate it:

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je suis à court d'argent (fam. à sec)I am short of money (fam. hard up, broke).Rate it:

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joe schmoeAn average person, especially a male, usually of blue-collar working class; no one in particular; someone unknown to you.Rate it:

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keep somebody in stitchesTo keep somebody laughing hard or amused.Rate it:

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Keep Your Nose to the GrindstoneImpelled to keep one self-busy all the time, always working hardRate it:

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l'herbe sera bien courte s'il ne trouve à brouterHe would live on nothing; It will go hard if he does not pick up a living.Rate it:

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lab ratA student or employee who spends a great deal of time working in a laboratory.Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent.Rate it:

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le cheval courait ventre à terreThe horse was running as hard as he could tear.Rate it:

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le pauvre homme est toujours (comme un chien) à l'attacheThe poor man is a very slave, is compelled to work hard and constantly.Rate it:

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leather workingThe technology of making products from leather.Rate it:

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les eaux sont basses chez luiHe is hard up; He is in low water.Rate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.Rate it:

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like a rockTough as a rock, Hard as a rockRate it:

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like the clappersVery hard or very rapidly.Rate it:

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lock outAn event in which an employer bars employees from working as a tactic in negotiating terms of employment, particularly in response to a strike or threat to strike.Rate it:

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