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screwed, blued and tattooedPlaced in a perplexing, very difficult situation, especially a situation in which one has been unjustly victimized.Rate it:

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seize upTo stiffen or become tight and difficult to move.Rate it:

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small wonderAn event or fact whose cause or rationale is not difficult to discern; an unsurprising occurrence.Rate it:

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smoking gunEvidence, particularly of a crime, that is difficult or impossible to dispute.Rate it:

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spoilt for choiceHaving such a selection of good choices, that deciding which one to pick is difficult.Rate it:

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squeeze outTo obtain a difficult victory in a competitionRate it:

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stand on one’s headTo try to impress someone by performing difficult feats or through hard workRate it:

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stay the distanceTo persist or continue, especially with regard to something difficult.Rate it:

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stick atTo continue practising, even it is difficultRate it:

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suck it up, buttercupget over it; accept a difficult situation keep goingRate it:

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swim upstreamTo opt for a difficult course of action when a simpler or safer alternative is available; to make an unwise decision against sound advice.Rate it:

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take on waterTo be in an increasingly difficult or risky situation; to falter or begin to fail.Rate it:

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tall orderA big job; a difficult challenge.Rate it:

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that which doesn't kill you makes you strongerUsed to express the sentiment that hardship or difficult experiences build moral character.Rate it:

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the nature of the beastThe inherent aspects or characteristics of a given thing or situation, especially a difficult or negative oneRate it:

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throw smokeTo consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.Rate it:

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tiger teamAn engineering or other group assembled to tackle especially difficult or critical problems, often outside the normal chain of command.Rate it:

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tight spotA difficult position.Rate it:

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tighten one's beltTo be more frugal. To make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income.Rate it:

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to hell and backTo live through an extremely unpleasant, difficult, or painful experience.Rate it:

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tongue twistera phrase that if spoken repeatedly is difficult to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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tongue-tiedhaving difficulty expressing yourself i.e. when you are nervous or embarrassed; an inability to speak; a condition you are in when you are at a loss for words; when you try to speak and the words get misspoken; NOT to be confused with "tongue-tie" or Ankyloglossia, which is a physical dental/mouth condition that makes speech difficult (among other symptoms)Rate it:

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tough callA choice or judgment which is difficult to make, especially one involving only two alternatives.Rate it:

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tough goingA difficult situationRate it:

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tough nut to crackA difficult or sticky problem.Rate it:

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Tough Nut to CrackSomething that’s not much easier to understand or difficult to do; harder to solve a problemRate it:

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tough row to hoeA difficult or arduous task.Rate it:

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twist the knifeTo deliberately do or say something to worsen a difficult situation or increase a person's distress, irritation, or anger.Rate it:

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up a creekIn trouble; in a difficult situation.Rate it:

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up a creek without a paddleIn a difficult situation, without any help. Superlative form of up a creek: most up a creek.Rate it:

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up a treeIn or into a disadvantaged or difficult situation; at a loss; cornered.Rate it:

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up against itIn a very difficult position.Rate it:

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up the creek without a paddleIn a difficult situation with no means of rectifying it.Rate it:

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uphill battledifficult struggleRate it:

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water downTo simplify or oversimplify; to make easier; to make less difficult.Rate it:

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weather the stormTo reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.Rate it:

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what doesn't kill you makes you strongerUsed to express the sentiment that hardship or difficult experiences build moral character.Rate it:

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when push comes to shoveWhen the pressure is on; when the situation is critical or urgent; when the time has come for action, even if it is difficult.Rate it:

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when the chips are downA difficult situation in which you are forced to decide what is important to you.Rate it:

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when the going gets tough, the tough get goingin difficult times, it is the strong-willed who take action.Rate it:

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which is whichUsed to indicate multiple things are difficult to tell apartRate it:

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work throughTo get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it.Rate it:

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you have no ideaYou have no idea is a casual phrase used to respond to someone commenting on your difficult circumstances.Rate it:

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