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Difficulty - Facing Unpleasantness

Explore English idioms that relate to facing unpleasantness with examples like "bat on a sticky wicket" and "in the eye of the storm".

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English idioms related to Difficulty
yoke around one’s neck

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

[phrase]
to bat on a sticky wicket

to be dealing with a critical or extremely difficult situation

[phrase]
to be in for

to be expecting something difficult or undesirable to happen

[phrase]
to batten down the hatches

to get ready for trouble, difficulty, or danger

[phrase]
be a man

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

[interjection]
to catch a Tartar

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

[phrase]
dog's life

a miserable life filled with difficulties and misfortune

[phrase]
to go through hell

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

[phrase]
in deep water

in trouble or a very difficult situation

[phrase]
pretty pass

a situation or state that is very undesirable or difficult

[noun]
the weight of the world

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

[phrase]
to put years on sb

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

[phrase]
to rear its (ugly) head

(of a problem or unpleasant situation) to appear or become noticeable often unexpectedly

[phrase]
high and dry

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

[phrase]
in the eye of the storm

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

[phrase]
the party is over

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

[sentence]
bad hair day

a day that is full of incidents and misfortunes

[phrase]
face to face

in an inevitable confrontation with an unpleasant or difficult situation

[phrase]
to go sour

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

[phrase]
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