crack

See:

HARD NUT TO CRACK or

TOUGH NUT TO CRACK.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hard nut to crack] also [tough nut to crack] {n. phr.}, {informal} Something difficult to understand or to do. * /Tom's algebra lesson was a hard nut to crack./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[take a crack at] {v. phr.} To try doing something. * /It was a difficult challenge to reorganize our antiquated campus, but the resident architect decided to take a crack […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

nut

[nut] See: [HARD NUT TO CRACK] or [TOUGH NUT TO CRACK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

tough nut to crack

[tough nut to crack] See: [HARD NUT TO CRACK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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