English idioms related to Difficulty - Facing Unpleasantness

something that is very burdensome or causes one great difficulty

to be dealing with a critical or extremely difficult situation

to be expecting something difficult or undesirable to happen

to get ready for trouble, difficulty, or danger

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

used to refer to any Monday on which an unpleasant event takes place

to get into a confrontation with a person or thing that is more powerful than what one assumed

a miserable life filled with difficulties and misfortune

to experience something that is extremely painful or difficult, particularly for a long time

in trouble or a very difficult situation

to manage to continue doing something with only few available means or resources

a situation or state that is very undesirable or difficult

a worrisome or difficult responsibility or undertaking that is a burden to one

said to mean that one has frequently been experiencing something difficult or unpleasant that was just mentioned

(particularly of an event or a difficult situation) to cause a lot of suffering to someone and make them look or feel much older

(of an unpleasant, difficult, or unexpected problem) to leave one no option but to deal with it

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

used to refer to being in the middle of a chaotic or controversial situation while maintaining a sense of control

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

in an inevitable confrontation with an unpleasant or difficult situation