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c'est le diable à confesserIt is terribly hard to do.Rate it:

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carve outTo create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.Rate it:

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cling onTo hold on very tightly; to grip hardRate it:

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donkey workHard, boring, routine work.Rate it:

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du fil à retordrea hard time, some difficultiesRate it:

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Elbow GreaseHard work; vigorous physical effortRate it:

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entre l'arbre et l'écorceIn a bad situation; between a rock and a hard place.Rate it:

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entre le marteau et l'enclumebetween a rock and a hard place; between the devil and the deep blue seaRate it:

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être à fond de cale (fam.)To be hard up, at the end of one’s resources.Rate it:

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faire la petite boucheTo be dainty; To have a small appetite; To be hard to please.Rate it:

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."Rate it:

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frapper un grand coupmake a splash, hit hardRate it:

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geler à pierre fendreTo freeze very hard.Rate it:

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Go for BrokeTo strive hard or risk everything to achieve a big goal, toil hard to get somethingRate it:

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Gravy TrainA job or an activity that brings lot of money without much effort, to enjoy luxurious and comfortable life without working hardRate it:

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Greek to MeSomething that is unknown and difficult to understand, complex and hard to grabRate it:

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gun forTo pursue as a goal; to work hard to achieve.Rate it:

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hang your hat on that oneA startling result, an accomplishment, a hard won contest, an acclaimed development, something very stable, dependable, worthy of note, salutary.Rate it:

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hardenTo become hard.Rate it:

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

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hit someone for sixTo hit another person very hard.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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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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je suis à court d'argent (fam. à sec)I am short of money (fam. hard up, broke).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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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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les eaux sont basses chez luiHe is hard up; He is in low water.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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make an honest pennyTo make an honest living through hard work.Rate it:

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malis urgerito be hard pressed by misfortune.Rate it:

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misery loves companyRepetitious, droll, depressing revelations of one's hard luck, always being left out of the fun, the prizes, never invited, always overlooked and pleading that others will come to the rescue!Rate it:

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navem remis concitare, incitareto row hard.Rate it:

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no guts, no glorySuccess will not be achieved without hard work and struggle.Rate it:

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nose to the grindstoneHard at work.Rate it:

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parece mentiraIt's hard to believeRate it:

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party hardyto party very hard, possibly not remembering later what happened at the partyRate it:

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payer argent comptantTo pay ready money; To pay in hard cash.Rate it:

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payer en bonnes espèces sonnantes (et trébuchantes)To pay in hard cash.Rate it:

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play the race cardDonald A. Carson, Love in Hard Places p.94.Rate it:

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practise makes a man perfectDo more practice and hard work to gain something that you want....Rate it:

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Put Your Shoulder to the WheelTo work really hard for something, making great effort to accomplish somethingRate it:

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Queer StreetHard times; a difficult circumstance, especially financially.Rate it:

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