Difficulty - Hard Tasks
Discover how English idioms like "easier said than done" and "bite the bullet" relate to hard tasks in English.
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a bitter pill to swallow
something so unpleasant that a person has to struggle to accept it
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easier said than done
not difficult in words compared to how difficult it can be in practice
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hard nut (to crack)
someone or something that is difficult to understand, deal with, or overcome
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to have one's work cut out for sb
used to say that something is very difficult and one will need to put a lot of effort into doing it
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here goes nothing
used to express a sense of uncertainty or nervousness before attempting something
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get blood from a stone
to try to do something that is very unlikely to accomplish
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to take some beating
to be very successful that demands a lot of hard work in order to be outdone or surpassed
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