bristling with difficulties

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• bristle with — ˈbristle ˌwith [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bristle with he/she/it bristles with present participle bristling with past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• bristle with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bristle with : present tense I/you/we/they bristle with he/she/it bristles with present participle bristling with past tense bristled with past participle bristled with bristle with something to have a lot of… …   English dictionary

• bristle — bris|tle1 [ brısl ] noun count 1. ) one of the many stiff fibers or short pieces of wire or plastic in a brush 2. ) a short stiff hair bristle bris|tle 2 [ brısl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be angry or offended about something: BRIDLE: bristle at …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• worm — /wɜm / (say werm) noun 1. Zoology any of the long, slender, soft bodied bilateral invertebrates including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, and annelids. 2. (in popular language) any of numerous small creeping animals with… …  

• bris´tle|like´ — bris|tle «BRIHS uhl», noun, verb, tled, tling. –n. 1. one of the short, stiff hairs of some animals or plants: »Brushes are often made of the bristles of hogs. 2. a synthetic substitute for a hog s bristle: »a hairbrush with stiff bristles. –v.i …   Useful english dictionary

• bris|tle — «BRIHS uhl», noun, verb, tled, tling. –n. 1. one of the short, stiff hairs of some animals or plants: »Brushes are often made of the bristles of hogs. 2. a synthetic substitute for a hog s bristle: »a hairbrush with stiff bristles. –v.i. 1. to… …   Useful english dictionary

• can — I. /kæn / (say kan), weak form /kən / (say kuhn), if followed by k or g /kəŋ/ (say kuhng) verb (modal) 1. to know how to: he can speak Chinese. 2. to be able to; have the strength, means, authority to: I can t reach the top shelf; can you help… …  

• Can of worms — situation, problem, etc., bristling with difficulties …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• can of worms — Australian Slang situation, problem, etc., bristling with difficulties …   English dialects glossary

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