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hard/tough row to hoe
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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 also: hard, hoe, row, tough

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Secondly, we know that trying to educate individuals who are hungry, who are not well housed, who may suffer from some form of abuse, whose health is not being watched after is a hard row to hoe.

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7, 1995--Since the invention of the wheel, inventors have always had a hard row to hoe.

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