to be a hard nut to crack

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• hard\ nut\ to\ crack — • hard nut to crack • tough nut to crack n. phr. informal Something difficult to understand or to do. Tom s algebra lesson was a hard nut to crack. Mary found knitting a hard nut to crack. Compare: hard row to hoe …   Словарь американских идиом

• hard nut to crack — also[tough nut to crack] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something difficult to understand or to do. * /Tom s algebra lesson was a hard nut to crack./ * /Mary found knitting a hard nut to crack./ Compare: HARD ROW TO HOE …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hard nut to crack — also[tough nut to crack] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something difficult to understand or to do. * /Tom s algebra lesson was a hard nut to crack./ * /Mary found knitting a hard nut to crack./ Compare: HARD ROW TO HOE …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hard nut to crack — noun A particularly difficult problem to solve. Finding a generic solution to this set of problems has been a very hard nut to crack. Syn: difficult nut to crack, tough nut to crack …   Wiktionary

• hard nut to crack — a person or thing not easily understood or influenced He is a hard nut to crack and is not close to many people …   Idioms and examples

• a tough (or hard) nut to crack — informal a problem or an opponent that is hard to solve or overcome. → nut …   English new terms dictionary

• hard nut to crack — a hard/tough ˈnut (to ˈcrack) idiom a difficult problem or situation to deal with Main entry: ↑nutidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• a hard nut to crack — informal a person or thing that is difficult to understand or influence * * * a hard nut (to crack) see ↑nut • • • Main Entry: ↑hard * * * a hard/tough ˈnut (to ˈcrack) idiom a difficult problem or situation to deal with Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• a tough/hard nut to crack — see ↑nut • • • Main Entry: ↑crack …   Useful english dictionary

• a hard nut to crack — ► a tough (or hard) nut to crack informal a problem or an opponent that is hard to solve or overcome. Main Entry: ↑nut …   English terms dictionary

• (a) hard nut to crack — a difficult problem to solve. A company whose product has sold well in the States may find the European market a tougher nut to crack …   New idioms dictionary