English idioms related to Difficulty

English idioms related to Difficulty - Facing Unpleasantness

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yoke around one’s neck
phrase
something that is very burdensome or causes one great difficulty
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to bat / be on a sticky wicket
phrase
to be dealing with a critical or extremely difficult situation
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to be in for
phrase
to be expecting something difficult or undesirable to happen
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to batten down the hatches
phrase
to get ready for trouble, difficulty, or danger
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be a man
interjection
said to man as a way of asking them to behave less emotional, more though, or more responsible in face of difficulties
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Black Monday
noun
used to refer to any Monday on which an unpleasant event takes place
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to catch a Tartar
phrase
to get into a confrontation with a person or thing that is more powerful than what one assumed
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dog's life
phrase
a miserable life filled with difficulties and misfortune
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to go through hell
phrase
to experience something that is extremely painful or difficult, particularly for a long time
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in deep water
phrase
in trouble or a very difficult situation
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to make do
phrase
to manage to continue doing something with only few available means or resources
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pretty pass
noun
a situation or state that is very undesirable or difficult
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the weight of the world
phrase
a worrisome or difficult responsibility or undertaking that is a burden to one
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welcome to my world
sentence
said to mean that one has frequently been experiencing something difficult or unpleasant that was just mentioned
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to put years on sb
phrase
(particularly of an event or a difficult situation) to cause a lot of suffering to someone and make them look or feel much older
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to rear / raise its (ugly) head
phrase
(of an unpleasant, difficult, or unexpected problem) to leave one no option but to deal with it
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high and dry
phrase
(of a person) placed in a difficult situation with little or no resources or help
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in the eye of the storm
phrase
used to refer to being in the middle of a chaotic or controversial situation while maintaining a sense of control
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to the party is over
phrase
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
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face to face
phrase
in an inevitable confrontation with an unpleasant or difficult situation
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