TOUGH ROW TO HOE


Meaning of TOUGH ROW TO HOE in English

{n. phr.} A hard life to live; a very hard job to do. * /She has a hard row to hoe with six children and her husband dead./ * /Young people without enough education will have a tough row to hoe when they have to support themselves./ Syn.: HARD SLEDDING. Compare: DOWN ON ONE'S LUCK, HARD NUT TO CRACK.

See: HARD ROW TO HOE.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.