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101 not much
adv infml1)"Is he tough?" "Not much" — "Он крутой парень?" - "Какой там крутой!"
"Mum was asking in the last letter if you were ever going to get a job" "Not much. I get more fun this way" — "Мать спрашивала в последнем письме, когда ты устроишься на работу" - "Вряд ли я на нее устроюсь. Мне так гораздо приятнее"
They think we are softies. Not much we aren't — Они думают, что мы слабаки. Ну что ж, посмотрим
2)"Surely she wouldn't lie over a trifle like that" "Not much she wouldn't. Lying's second nature to her" — "Но она ведь не станет лгать по такому пустяку" - "Еще как станет. Это у нее в крови"
Chucked himself from the hospital window. Dead? Not much he ain't. The brainless bastards had put him up in a ward six floors up — Он выбросился из окна больницы. Насмерть? Еще бы! Эти безмозглые козлы поместили его в палату на шестом этаже
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102 hang
hæŋpast tense, past participle - hung; verb1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) henge2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) henge (opp/i)3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) bli hengt, henge4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) henge (ned/ut)5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) henge med nebbet/hodet•- hanger- hanging
- hangings
- hangman
- hangover
- get the hang of
- hang about/around
- hang back
- hang in the balance
- hang on
- hang together
- hang uphengeIsubst. \/hæŋ\/1) ( måten noe henger på) henging, opphenging, fall2) ( om maskiner e.l.) innretning, virkemåte3) ( EDB) hengget the hang of ( hverdagslig) få tak(et) på noe, forstå meningen med noe, lære noe, skjønne sammenhengengive a hang eller care a hang gi blaffen i, gi pokker iIIhanged) \/hæŋ\/1) henge (opp)2) henge, være opphengt3) ( også hang down) henge (med)4) behenge, pryde, utsmykke5) tapetsere6) drapere, la falle7) ( henrette) henge(s i galgen), bli hengt8) sveve, henge (i luften), flyte9) være uviss10) (amer., om jury) ikke kunne bli enigbe hung over være i bakrushang! eller hang it (all)! pokker også!• hang the expense!• well I'll be hanged!• I'll be hanged if...så pokker om jeg...hang about eller hang around gå og drive, drive dank, stå og henge, stå og vente, drive omkringhang a few on ( hverdagslig) ta seg noen drinker, ta seg noen ølhang a jury (amer., om jurymedlem) forklaring: hindre en jury fra å fatte en enstemmig beslutninghang back\/off holde seg tilbake, holde seg i bakgrunnen nøle, betenke seg, kvie seghang behind henge etter, drøye, somlehang between life and death sveve mellom liv og dødhang, draw and quarter ( historisk) henge, sprette opp og partere gi noen hard straffhang fire ( om skytevåpen) ikke gå av med en gang gå tregt, trekke i langdrag, være treghang in the air være uløst, være uvissthang in the balance være uviss(t), henge i en tråd, ikke være avgjorthang in there! (spesielt amer.) hold ut!, ikke gi opp!, stå på!hang loose ta det rolighang on (som prep. også) hang upon komme an på, avhenge av ( på telefon) hold linjen! høre godt etter, lytte nøye gå tregt, trekke i langdragholde ut vente litt, vente en kort stund• hang on a minute!vent litt! \/ vent et øyeblikk!hang one on ( hverdagslig) bli full, gå på fyllahang one's hat (amer., hverdagslig) bo, ha sitt bosted, ha sitt hjemhang on someone's lips lytte oppmerksomt til alt noen sierhang on to ( også overført) holde seg fast til, henge seg på, klamre seg tilholde på, beholdehang out henge ut (klær e.l.) ( om tunge e.l.) henge ut ( hverdagslig) holde til, holde hus, oppholde seghang over henge over( hverdagslig) noe som er blitt til overs, noe som er blitt tilbakehang someone out to dry (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) la noen i stikkenhang together holde sammen, gå sammen, henge sammen, stemme overenshang tough holde ut, ikke gi opphang up legge på hyllen, utsette, drøye( telekommunikasjon) legge på (røret) henge opphang up on someone legge på røret, bryte forbindelsenhang with someone ( hverdagslig) være sammen med, henge sammen med, vanke med• are you saying you've spent the entire day hanging with that jerk?be hung (up) on være fiksert av, være besatt av, være vill etterhung up ( slang) heftet, forsinket, forhindret deprimert følelsmessig forvirret eller forstyrret, med psykiske problemerI'll see you hanged first! pokker heller!, ikke faen!let it all hang out slappe av, ikke ha noen hemninger snakke rett fra levra, være åpen(hjertig), være frittalendelet things hang ( hverdagslig) gi blaffen i saker og ting -
103 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) skjebne2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) hell (og lykke), flaks•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
- worse luck!flaks--------hell--------lykkeIsubst. \/lʌk\/1) lykke, flaks, hell, tur2) slump, skjebne, sjanseany luck? lykkes det?, ga det noe resultat?as luck would have it tilfeldigvis, skjebnen ville at• as luck would have it, I was therebad\/tough\/rotten\/hard luck (hverdagslig, ofte i utbrudd) uflaks, motgang• what bad luck!be in luck eller be in luck's way ha flaks, ha hellet med seg, være heldigbe out of luck ha uflaks, være uheldigby luck på slump, tilfeldigvisfor luck for å bringe lykkegood luck flaks, fremgang, medgang ( som utbrudd) lykke tilhalf your luck! heldiggrisenhere's luck! skål!, skål og lykke til!ill luck uflaks, uhelljust one's luck ( spøkefullt) typisk... flaks, dette skjer alltid med...luck of the draw et sjansespill, flaksena matter of luck et sjansespill, et spørsmål om flaks eller uflaks, et spørsmål om tilfeldigheterthe more's someone's luck så heldig for...no such luck! ( hverdagslig) makan til uflaks!så vel er det ikke!one's luck is in man er heldig, man har flaksone's luck is out man er uheldig, man har uflaksa piece of luck et lykketreff, fantastisk flakspush\/crowd one's luck ( hverdagslig) utfordre skjebnen spille høytride one's luck ikke ta sjanserrun of bad luck stadig uflaks, stadig motgangthe devil's own luck eller the luck of the devil kjempeflaks, griseflakstry one's luck prøve lykken, prøve seg påwith any luck eller with a bit of luck med litt flaks, hvis man er heldigworse luck dessverre• I didn't get the job, worse luckIIverb \/lʌk\/ (amer., hverdagslig)bare i uttrykkluck out (amer.) ha flaks, lykkes -
104 Papa
f.potato. (especially Latin American Spanish)papas fritas chips (de sartén) (British), (French) fries; (United States) crisps (de bolsa) (British), (potato) chips (United States)pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: papar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: papar.* * *1 (patata) potato\ni papa not a thingno saber ni papa familiar not to have a clue————————1 familiar dad2 el Papa the Pope\Papa Noel Father Christmas, Santa Claus* * *noun m.* * *ISM (Rel) popeIISF1) esp LAm (=patata) potatoni papa * —
papas colchas — CAm crisps, potato chips (EEUU)
papas fritas — chips, French fries (EEUU)
2) Méx * (=mentira) fib *3) Cono Sur * (=golpe) bash *4) Caribe * (=trabajo fácil) soft job *IIIADJ INV Cono Sur * jolly good *, first-rate* * *Imasculino popeII1) (esp AmL) (Bot) potatoni papa — (fam) not a thing
ser una papa — (RPl fam) persona to be a dead loss (colloq); tarea to be a piece of cake (colloq), to be a cinch (colloq)
2) (AmL fam) ( comida) foodganarse la papa — (Col) to earn a living o (colloq) a crust
3) (Chi, Méx fam) ( mentira) fib (colloq)4) (CS fam) ( agujero) hole5) (Chi) ( bulbo) bulb* * *= pope, daddy, dad, papa.Ex. The choice of entry for chiefs of state is the same as that for works by popes or other high ecclesiastical officials.Ex. The article is entitled 'Mommy! Daddy! Read to me!'.Ex. Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.Ex. I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.----* no entender ni una papa de = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* Papa, el = Pope, the.* papá estado = nanny state.* Papá Noel = Father Christmas.* * *Imasculino popeII1) (esp AmL) (Bot) potatoni papa — (fam) not a thing
ser una papa — (RPl fam) persona to be a dead loss (colloq); tarea to be a piece of cake (colloq), to be a cinch (colloq)
2) (AmL fam) ( comida) foodganarse la papa — (Col) to earn a living o (colloq) a crust
3) (Chi, Méx fam) ( mentira) fib (colloq)4) (CS fam) ( agujero) hole5) (Chi) ( bulbo) bulb* * *el Papa= Pope, theEx: The author presents a semiological analysis of two mural paintings by Giotto depicting the Pope's approval of the Franciscan order.
= pope, daddy, dad, papa.Ex: The choice of entry for chiefs of state is the same as that for works by popes or other high ecclesiastical officials.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Mommy! Daddy! Read to me!'.Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.Ex: I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.* no entender ni una papa de = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* Papa, el = Pope, the.* papá estado = nanny state.* Papá Noel = Father Christmas.* * *papa1popeSu Santidad el Papa His Holiness the Popepapa2no sé/no entiendo ni papa de mecánica I haven't a clue about mechanics ( colloq), I don't know a thing about mechanicsCompuestos:feminine hot potatoel bebé no se ha comido la papa the baby hasn't eaten his foodle da cuatro papas diarias ( Chi); she gives him four feeds a day* * *
Multiple Entries:
papa
papá
papa 1 sustantivo masculino
pope;
papa 2 sustantivo femenino (esp AmL) (Bot) potato;
papá caliente hot potato;
papá dulce (AmL) sweet potato;
papás fritas (esp AmL) ( de paquete) potato chips (AmE) o (BrE) crisps (pl);
( de cocina) French fries (pl) (AmE), chips (pl) (BrE);◊ ni papá (fam) not a thing;
no sé ni papá de coches I haven't a clue about cars (colloq)
papá sustantivo masculino (pl -pás) (fam) daddy (colloq), pop (AmE colloq);
mis papás (AmL) my parents, my mom and dad (AmE), my mum and dad (BrE colloq);
Ppapá Noel Santa Claus, Father Christmas
papa 3 sustantivo masculino
1 Rel el Papa, the Pope
2 familiar dad, daddy
papa 1 f LAm potato
papa 2 sustantivo femenino mush, pulp
(para un niño pequeño) baby food: tengo que darle la papa al niño, I've got to feed the baby
♦ Locuciones: familiar no entender/ver ni papa, not to understand a word o not to see a thing
papá m fam dad, daddy
' papá' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entender
- fumata blanca
- hijo
- jerarquía
- lección
- papa
- papista
- rincón
- santidad
- tata
- asado
- asar
- cáscara
- chip
- chuño
- decir
- enterarse
- júnior
- papi
- peladura
- piel
- viejo
English:
dad
- daddy
- Father Christmas
- pop
- pope
- bake
- bulb
- chip
- cinch
- crisp
- croquette
- father
- mileage
- pa
- papa
- poppa
- potato
- Santa Claus
- spud
- turn
* * *papa1 nmpope;el Papa Juan Pablo II Pope John Paul IIFam el papa negro the black pope [the head of the Jesuit order]papa2 nfFamni papa: no saber ni papa not to have a clue;Famno entendí ni papa I didn't understand a word;Ven Famponerse/estar las papas duras: se estan poniendo las papas duras the going is getting tough;Am Fam Humquítate la papa de la boca speak clearly;RP Famser una papa [ser muy fácil] to be a cinch, to be a pushover;Ven Fam Esp papas bravas = sautéed potatoes served with spicy tomato sauce; Urug papas chip Br crisps, US (potato) chips; Am papa dulce sweet potato; Am papas fritas [de sartén] Br chips, US (French) fries; [de bolsa] Br crisps, US (potato) chips; RP Famser un/una papa frita to be a Br wally o US goofball;papa nueva new potato;papa temprana new potatocómete toda la papa eat up all your food* * *m Pope* * *1) : dad, pop2) papás nmpl: parents, folkspapa nm: popepapa nf1) : potato2)papa dulce : sweet potato3)papas fritas : potato chips, french fries4)* * *Papa n Pope -
105 negra
f.1 crotchet (British), quarter note (United States) (Music).2 quarter note, black note, crochet, crotchet.3 black woman, Negro woman, negress.* * *1 MÚSICA crotchet, US quarter note* * *1. f., (m. - negro) 2. f., (m. - negro)* * *SF1) (Mús) crotchet, quarter note (EEUU)2) (=mala suerte) bad lucknegrotener la negra — to be out of luck, be having a run of bad luck
3) (Ajedrez) black piece4) CAm black mark* * *1) (Mús) crotchet2) ( en ajedrez)3) ( mala suerte)tener la negra — (fam) to be out of luck
* * *= black woman, coloured woman.Ex. The results indicate that black women see their main information problem areas as health, money and education.Ex. He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.----* mujer negra = coloured woman, black woman.* * *1) (Mús) crotchet2) ( en ajedrez)3) ( mala suerte)tener la negra — (fam) to be out of luck
* * *= black woman, coloured woman.Ex: The results indicate that black women see their main information problem areas as health, money and education.
Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.* mujer negra = coloured woman, black woman.* * *A ( Mús) crotchetB(en ajedrez): las negras the black pieces, blackC* * *
negra sustantivo femeninoa) (Mús) crotchetb) ( en ajedrez):
negro,-a
I adjetivo
1 black
(bronceado) suntanned
pan negro, brown bread
(oscuro) estaba negro como boca de lobo, it was pitch-black
2 (muy sucio) filthy, black
3 (suerte, situación) awful
un día negro, a black day
(lóbrego, triste) gloomy
4 (furioso) furious: ese ruido me pone negra, that noise drives me up the wall
5 (raza, música) black
6 (no legalizado) mercado negro, black market
II m,f (hombre) black man
(mujer) black woman
III sustantivo masculino
1 (color) black
siempre viste de negro, she always dresses in black
2 (tabaco) black tobacco
3 (escritor anónimo) ghostwriter
IV sustantivo femenino
1 Mús crotchet, US quarter note
2 (mala suerte) la negra, bad luck
♦ Locuciones: tener la negra, to be very unlucky: últimamente mi hermana tiene la negra, my sister's been having a run of bad luck recently
vérselas negras para hacer algo, to have a tough time doing sthg
' negra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bestia
- grosella
- lista
- magia
- negro
- novela
- oveja
- pimienta
- caja
- cerveza
- cinta
- espinilla
- gallinazo
- marea
- moreno
- peste
- selva
- uva
English:
ale
- black
- blackcurrant
- blacklist
- pepper
- quarter note
- slick
- stout
- uncommon
- community
- crotchet
- flight
- hit
- oil
- quarter
- with
* * *negra nf2. [en ajedrez, damas] black (piece);las negras tienen ventaja black is winning3. Comptener la negra to have bad luck;se las va a ver negras para llegar a fin de mes he'll have a hard job to get to the end of the month* * *f1 black woman2 MÚS quarter note, Brcrotchet3 L.Am. ( querida) honey, dear4:tener la negra fam be out of luck -
106 hash slinger
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107 that's the way the cookie crumbles
expr infml esp AmEIt's tough, I know, but that's the way the cookie crumbles — Конечно, трудно, но что поделаешь
He wrecked his car and then lost his job. That's the way the cookie crumbles — Сперва он разбил машину, а потом потерял работу. Что ж, бывает
No matter how the cookies crumbled, she was in for a bad time — Какой бы оборот ни приняли дела, ей все равно грозили неприятности
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108 hard
A adj1 [consistency, object, surface, skin, muscle, snow, butter, bread, ground, bed, pencil lead] dur ; [paint, wax, mud, glue] dur, durci ; to go ou grow ou become hard durcir ; to set hard [concrete, plaster etc] durcir complètement ; a hard frost une forte gelée ; frozen hard complètement gelé ; ⇒ hard lens ;2 (difficult, complex) [problem, question, puzzle] dur, difficile ; [choice] difficile, dur à faire ; [decision] difficile, dur à prendre ; (arduous, demanding) [task, study, training, climb] dur, difficile ; [bargaining, negotiations, fight] dur, serré ; I've had a hard day j'ai eu une dure journée ; a hard day's work/filming une dure journée de travail/de tournage ; to be hard to open/cut/find/read être dur or difficile à ouvrir/couper/trouver/lire ; it's a hard poem to translate c'est un poème difficile à traduire ; to be hard to please être exigeant ; it's hard to do c'est dur or difficile à faire ; it was hard not to laugh il était dur or difficile de ne pas rire ; his decision was hard for us to understand il était dur or difficile de comprendre sa décision, nous avions du mal à comprendre sa décision ; it is hard for sb to do sth il est difficile à or pour qn de faire qch ; it was hard for us to understand his decision il nous était difficile de comprendre sa décision, nous avions du mal à comprendre sa décision ; it's hard for old people to change their ways il est difficile pour les personnes âgées de changer leurs habitudes ; to find it hard to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch, trouver dur or difficile de faire qch ; to find sth hard to do trouver qch dur or difficile à faire ; it's hard to accept/believe on a du mal à accepter/croire (that que) ; I'm not afraid of hard work le travail ne me fait pas peur ; it was hard work ou going ça a été dur or difficile ; it's hard work doing sth c'est difficile or dur de faire qch ; it was hard work persuading her to sell c'était difficile or dur de la persuader de vendre ; I found the article rather hard going j'ai trouvé l'article plutôt ardu or difficile ; he made hard work of moving the table il a fait tout un plat ○ pour déplacer la table ; hard work never hurt ou killed anybody! le travail n'a jamais fait de mal à personne! ; it's too much like hard work c'est trop fatigant ; to be a hard worker [student, pupil, employee] être travailleur/-euse ; [manual worker] être dur à la tâche ; to do things the hard way se compliquer la tâche ; he got the job the hard way il a beaucoup travaillé pour en arriver là ; to find sth out ou learn sth the hard way apprendre qch à ses dépens ;3 (harsh, unpleasant) [life, childhood, year] difficile ; [blow, knock] fig dur, terrible ; [climate, winter] rude ; he has to learn to take the hard knocks il faut qu'il apprenne à encaisser ○ ; this is a hard world nous vivons dans un monde cruel or sans pitié ; to be hard on sb [person, court] être dur envers qn ; don't be so hard on yourself! ne sois pas si dur avec toi-même! ; this tax is very hard on the unemployed cet impôt frappe durement les chômeurs ; this print is hard on the eyes ces caractères ne ménagent pas la vue ; hard luck ou lines ○ GB! ( sympathetic) pas de chance! ; hard luck ou lines ○ GB ou cheese ○ GB! ( unsympathetic) tant pis pour toi!, manque de pot ○ ! ; to take a hard line adopter une attitude ferme (on sth à propos de qch ; with sb envers qn) ; it's a hard life gen, hum, iron la vie est dure ; it's a hard life being a millionaire iron c'est dur d'être (un) millionnaire ; no hard feelings! sans rancune! ; I bear her no hard feelings je ne lui en veux pas, je ne lui en tiens pas rancune ; these are hard times les temps sont durs ; to fall on hard times connaître des revers de fortune ; he's having a hard time (of it) il traverse une période difficile ; to have a hard time (of it) doing sth avoir du mal à faire qch ; to give sb a hard time ○ ( make things difficult) rendre la vie impossible à qn ; ( tell off) passer un savon ○ à qn ;4 (stern, cold) [person, voice, look, words] dur, sévère ; their hearts are hard ils ont le cœur dur ;5 ( forceful) [shove, push, knock] bon/bonne (before n) ; I gave the door a hard push j'ai poussé fortement la porte ;6 ( concrete) [evidence, proof] solide ; [facts] concret/-ète, solide ; [news] sérieux/-ieuse ; the paper that brings you the hard news le journal qui vous donne des nouvelles sérieuses ; the hard facts about sth la vérité sur qch ;8 ( strong) [drink, liquor] fort ; [drug] dur ; [pornography] hard ; to be a hard drinker boire des alcools forts ; a drop of the hard stuff ○ une goutte d'alcool (fort) ;9 Pol the hard left/right la gauche/droite (pure et) dure ;10 Chem [water] dur, calcaire ;11 Ling [consonant] dur ;B adv1 (strongly, energetically) [push, pull, punch, laugh, cry] fort ; [work] dur ; [study, think] sérieusement ; [rain] fort, à verse ; [snow] abondamment ; [look, listen] attentivement ; to hit sb/sth hard lit frapper qn/qch fort ; fig frapper qn/qch durement ; to be hard hit fig être durement frappé (by par) ; think hard! réfléchissez bien or sérieusement! ; to try hard ( intellectually) faire beaucoup d'efforts ; ( physically) essayer de toutes ses forces ; as hard as one can [run, try, push, pull, work] de toutes ses forces ; no matter how hard I try/work, I… j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je… ; to be hard at it ○ ou at work être en plein boulot ○ or travail ; she works ou drives her students very hard elle fait travailler très dur ses étudiants ; to take sth (very) hard prendre (très) mal qch ;2 ( with directions) turn hard left at the traffic lights aux feux tournez tout de suite à gauche ; go hard astern Naut machine arrière toute ; hard a-port/a-starboard Naut à babord/à tribord toute ;3 ( indicating proximity) hard behind juste derrière ; hard by† sth tout près de qch ; hard (up)on sth juste sur qch ; ⇒ heel.to play hard to get se faire désirer ; to be hard put to do avoir du mal à faire ; to be/feel hard done by être/se sentir brimé.
См. также в других словарях:
Tough — Tough, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE. tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.] 1. Having the quality of flexibility… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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tough — 1 /tVf/ adjective 1 DIFFICULT difficult to do or deal with, and needing a lot of effort and determination: Life as a single mother can be tough and depressing. | a tough decision | The reporters were asking a lot of tough questions. 2 STRONG… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Tough Love (Buffy episode) — Infobox Television episode Title=Tough Love Series=Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season=5 Episode=19 Airdate=May 1 2001 Production=5ABB19 Writer=Rebecca Rand Kirshner Director=David Grossman Episode list=List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes… … Wikipedia
To make it tough — Tough Tough, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE. tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.] 1. Having the quality of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tough\ row\ to\ hoe — • hard row to hoe • tough row to hoe n. phr. A hard life to live; a very hard job to do. She has a hard row to hoe with six children and her husband dead. Young people without enough education will have a tough row to hoe when they have to… … Словарь американских идиом
a tough time of it — a time of stress or bad luck, a rough time of it When Bev left home she had a tough time of it. She had no job … English idioms