hard nut to crack

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.

Mary found knitting a hard nut to crack.

Compare: HARD ROW TO HOE.

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[hard row to hoe] or [tough row to hoe] {n. phr.} A hard life to live; a very hard job to do. * /She has a hard row to hoe […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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

nut

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

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

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