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hoe one's own row
Rur. to mind one's own business. Tom: You're cutting up those carrots awful small. Jane: Hoe your own row! He didn't get involved in other people's fights. He just hoed his own row.
See also: row

tough row to hoe and hard row to hoe

Fig. a difficult task to carry out; a heavy set of burdens. It's a tough row to hoe, but hoe it you will. This is not an easy task. This is a hard row to hoe.
See also: row, tough

a hard/tough row to hoe  (American)
a difficult situation to deal with Teachers have a tough row to hoe in today's schools.
See kick up a fuss
See also: hard, row

a tough row to hoe
a difficult situation to deal with The author said that he knew it would be a tough row to hoe when he began research for this book.
See also: row, tough


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