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• hard sledding — or[rough sledding] or[tough sledding] {n.}, {informal} Difficulty in succeeding or making progress. * /Jane had hard sledding in her math course because she was poorly prepared./ * /When Mr. Smith started his new business, he had tough sledding… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hard sledding — or[rough sledding] or[tough sledding] {n.}, {informal} Difficulty in succeeding or making progress. * /Jane had hard sledding in her math course because she was poorly prepared./ * /When Mr. Smith started his new business, he had tough sledding… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hard\ sledding — • hard sledding • rough sledding • tough sledding noun informal Difficulty in succeeding or making progress. Jane had hard sledding in her math course because she was poorly prepared. When Mr. Smith started his new business, he had tough sledding …   Словарь американских идиом

• hard sledding — noun Difficulties, generally; a rough time. When things got so Wolfe had to cut down expenses , Saul Panzer and I got our weekly envelopes sliced, but [Fred] Durkins was stopped altogether. Wolfe called him in when he was needed and paid him by… …   Wiktionary

• sledding — ☆ sledding [sled′iŋ ] n. 1. a riding or carrying on a sled 2. the condition of the ground with reference to the use of sleds: often used figuratively [the work was hard sledding] …   English World dictionary

• tough sledding — See: HARD SLEDDING …   Dictionary of American idioms

• tough sledding — See: HARD SLEDDING …   Dictionary of American idioms

• rough\ sledding — • hard sledding • rough sledding • tough sledding noun informal Difficulty in succeeding or making progress. Jane had hard sledding in her math course because she was poorly prepared. When Mr. Smith started his new business, he had tough sledding …   Словарь американских идиом

• tough\ sledding — • hard sledding • rough sledding • tough sledding noun informal Difficulty in succeeding or making progress. Jane had hard sledding in her math course because she was poorly prepared. When Mr. Smith started his new business, he had tough sledding …   Словарь американских идиом

• hard time — noun 1. a difficulty that can be overcome with effort (Freq. 1) we had a hard time getting here analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers • Syn: ↑rough sledding • Hypernyms: ↑difficulty 2. a term served in a m …   Useful english dictionary

• skeleton sledding — Winter sport similar to lugeing in which a small sled is ridden downhill in a headfirst, prone position. The sport of skeleton sledding developed in the 1880s on the famed Cresta Run at Saint Moritz, Switz. The bony look of the early sleds gave… …   Universalium