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11Hard nut to crack — 1. difficult question, undertaking, or problem; 2. person who is difficult to convince, understand, or know …
12hard nut to crack — Australian Slang 1. difficult question, undertaking, or problem; 2. person who is difficult to convince, understand, or know …
13hard nut to crack — unyielding, unbending, obdurate, stubborn …
14(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 …
15hard nut — noun (C) 1 informal someone who is physically or mentally very strong, or thinks that they are strong 2 a hard nut to crack someone or something that is difficult to deal with …
16hard nut — A difficult person (or thing) to deal with. Esp. hard nut to crack …
17tough\ 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 …
18tough nut to crack — See: HARD NUT TO CRACK …
19tough nut to crack — See: HARD NUT TO CRACK …
20difficult nut to crack — noun A challenging problem. Teaching English as a second language is a difficult nut to crack at times. Syn: hard nut to crack, tough nut to crack …