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Moeilijkheden - Omgaan met onaangenaamheden

Verken Engelse uitdrukkingen die te maken hebben met het onder ogen zien van onaangename situaties, met voorbeelden zoals 'in een lastig parket zitten' en 'in het oog van de storm zijn'.

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English idioms related to Difficulty

a heavy and difficult situation or responsibility that someone has to deal with

Ex: The weight of caring for her ailing parents had become a yoke around her neck, impacting her personal life.
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to be dealing with a critical or extremely difficult situation

Ex: In the competitive job market, finding a position that matches your qualifications can be like batting on a sticky wicket.
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to be in for
[Zinsdeel]

to be expecting something difficult or undesirable to happen

Ex: Upon receiving the news of the unexpected visit , they knew were in for a surprise .
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to get ready for trouble, difficulty, or danger

Ex: When faced with a family crisis , they knew it was time batten down the hatches and support each other .
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be a man
[tussenwerpsel]

said to man as a way of asking them to behave less emotional, more though, or more responsible in face of difficulties

Wees een man, Gedraag je als een man

Wees een man, Gedraag je als een man

Ex: When she was tempted to give up, her coach urged her to be a man and finish the race.Toen ze in de verleiding kwam om op te geven, spoorde haar coach haar aan om **een man te zijn** en de race te voltooien.
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to get into a confrontation with a person or thing that is more powerful than what one assumed

Ex: The new teacher thought the students would be easy to manage, but some of them turned out to be Tartars.
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dog's life
[Zinsdeel]

a miserable life filled with difficulties and misfortune

Ex: The relentless demands of her high-stress job sometimes made her feel as if she had dog 's life.
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to experience something that is extremely painful or difficult, particularly for a long time

Ex: He had to go through hell to overcome his addiction and rebuild his life.
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in deep water
[Zinsdeel]

in trouble or a very difficult situation

Ex: The legal issues that arose from the contract dispute put the in deep water, leading to legal battles and financial losses .
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pretty pass
[zelfstandig naamwoord]

a situation or state that is very undesirable or difficult

moeilijke situatie, hachelijke toestand

moeilijke situatie, hachelijke toestand

Ex: The family's disagreement over the inheritance had led to a pretty pass, straining their relationships.Het meningsverschil van de familie over de erfenis had geleid tot een **moeilijke situatie**, wat hun relaties onder druk zette.
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a worrisome or difficult responsibility or undertaking that is a burden to one

Ex: Coping with the illness of a loved one can make one feel as if they have the weight of the world on their shoulders.
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(particularly of an event or a difficult situation) to cause a lot of suffering to someone and make them look or feel much older

Ex: Surviving a life-threatening illness put years on him, but it has also given him a greater appreciation for life .
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(of a problem or unpleasant situation) to appear or become noticeable often unexpectedly

Ex: Despite their efforts to resolve the conflict , the dispute between the reared its head with renewed intensity .
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high and dry
[Zinsdeel]

(of a person) placed in a difficult situation with little or no resources or help

Ex: His decision to invest all his savings in a risky venture left high and dry when it failed .
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used to refer to being in the middle of a chaotic or controversial situation while maintaining a sense of control

Ex: The team leader's ability to stay in the eye of the storm during the project's crisis helped guide the group to a successful outcome.
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used to say that a period of happiness, enjoyment, etc. has come to an end and one's life is going to get back to the state it previously was, if not worse

Ex: With the end of summer vacation, the students understood that the party was over, and they had to return to school.
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bad hair day
[Zinsdeel]

a day that is full of incidents and misfortunes

Ex: Today feels like a bad hair day for him, with one mishap after another, from spilling coffee on his shirt to missing the bus.
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face-to-face
[Zinsdeel]

in an inevitable confrontation with an unpleasant or difficult situation

Ex: They knew they had to meet face-to-face with their financial struggles and come up with a plan to overcome them.
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to go sour
[Zinsdeel]

(of situations, moods, or relationships) to become unpleasant or unsuccessful

Ex: The once-promising project started go sour as deadlines were repeatedly missed .
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