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21tough nut to crack — noun A difficult or sticky problem. Defending against malware has become a tough nut to crack as programs become ever more cleverly designed. Syn: difficult nut to crack, hard nut to crack …
22tough nut to crack — If something is a tough nut to crack, it is difficult to find the answer or solution. When used about a person, it means that it is difficult to get them to do or allow what you want. Hard nut to crack is an alternative …
23tough nut to crack — If something is a tough nut to crack, it is difficult to find the answer or solution. When used about a person, it means that it is difficult to get them to do or allow what you want. Hard nut to crack is an alternative. (Dorking School… …
24a hard/tough nut to crack — a hard/tough nut (to crack) : a person or thing that is difficult to deal with, understand, or influence The team s defense is a tough nut to crack. The problem is a hard nut to crack. He s a tough nut, but I think I can get him to agree to the… …
25a tough nut to crack — a tough (or hard) nut to crack informal a difficult problem or an opponent hard to beat * * * a tough nut (to crack) see ↑nut • • • Main Entry: ↑tough * * * a hard/tough ˈnut (to ˈcrack) idiom a difficult problem or situation to deal with …
26(a) tough nut to crack — a tough nut (to crack) a difficult problem to solve. Unemployment is a tough nut. Overcoming local trade barriers is going to be a hard nut to crack …
27a tough 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 …
28a hard nut — (to crack) see ↑nut • • • Main Entry: ↑hard …
29tough nut to crack — a hard/tough ˈnut (to ˈcrack) idiom a difficult problem or situation to deal with Main entry: ↑nutidiom …
30nut — [nut] n. [ME nutte < OE hnutu, akin to Ger nuss < IE * kneu , lump, nut (< base * ken , to squeeze together) > L nux, MIr cnū] 1. the dry, one seeded fruit of any of various trees or shrubs, consisting of a kernel, often edible, in a… …
