A HARD / TOUGH NUT (TO CRACK)

Meaning of A HARD / TOUGH NUT (TO CRACK) in English

a difficult problem or situation to deal with

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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TOUGH — I. ˈtəf adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English tow, togh, tough, from Old English tōh; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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TOUGH — — toughly , adv. — toughness , n. /tuf/ , adj., tougher, toughest , adv., n., v. adj. 1. strong …
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NUT — — nutlike , adj. /nut/ , n. , v. , nutted, nutting . n. 1. a dry fruit consisting of …
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TOUGH — I. ˈtəf adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tōh; akin to Old High German zāhi tough Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARD — I. ˈhärd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength …
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CRACK — I. ˈkrak verb Etymology: Middle English crakken, from Old English cracian; akin to Old High German chrahhōn to resound Date: …
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TOUGH — superl severe; violent; as, a tough storm. 2. tough ·superl stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow. 3. …
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HARD — adv close or near. 2. hard ·adv so as to raise difficulties. 3. hard ·adv uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. 4. hard …
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CRACK
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TOUGH — [tough] adj [ME, fr. OE toh; akin to OHG zahi tough] (bef. 12c) 1 a: strong or firm in texture …
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Britannica English vocabulary
HARD — hard BrE AmE hɑːd AmE hɑːrd ▷ harder ˈhɑːd ə AmE ˈhɑːrd ə r ▷ hardest ˈhɑːd ɪst -əst AmE …
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TOUGH — / tʌf; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( tough·er , tough·est ) DIFFICULT 1. having or …
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NUT — / nʌt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. (often in compounds) a small hard fruit with a very …
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HARD — / hɑːd; NAmE hɑːrd/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( hard·er , hard·est ) SOLID / STIFF 1. solid, firm …
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CRACK — / kræk; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb BREAK 1. to break without dividing into separate parts; …
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HARD — I. hard 1 S1 W1 /hɑːd $ hɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative harder , superlative hardest ) [ Word …
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CRACK — I. crack 1 S3 /kræk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cracian ] 1 . BREAK [intransitive …
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TOUGH — adj. & n. --adj. 1 hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to …
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CRACK
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TOUGH — adj. & n. adj. 1 hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to …
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TOUGH — adj. & n. --adj. 1. hard to break, cut, tear, or chew; durable; strong. 2 (of a person) able to …
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUGH — ( tougher, toughest, toughs) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A tough …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NUT
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HARD — ( harder, hardest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
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HARD — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ …
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TOUGH — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a difficult/hard/tough decision ▪ In the end I took the difficult decision to retire …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, Philistine, about, absolute, abstruse, accented, acerb, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, actively, acute, adamant, adamantine, addictive, …
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TOUGH — n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: STRONG 2, stalwart, stout, sturdy, tenacious Related Words: flinty, hard, unyielding; resistant, unbreakable, withstanding Idioms: …
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HARD — adj. Function: adverb 1 with great or utmost force FF1C; hit the nail hard FF1E; Synonyms: energetically, forcefully, forcibly, hardly, …
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TOUGH — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: strong 2, stalwart, stout, sturdy, tenacious Related Word: flinty, hard, unyielding; resistant, unbreakable, withstanding Idioms: tough …
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HARD — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: firm 2, solid Related Word: compacted, compressed, concentrated, consolidated, packed; callous, hardened, indurate, indurated, set; adamantine, …
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CRACK — I. noun 1 line on the surface of sth where it has broken ADJECTIVE ▪ big , deep , huge …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HARD — INDEX: 1. when something does not change its shape or bend 2. food 3. to become hard or make something …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — See ↑ DIFFICULT 1,3, ↑ HARD 1,2, ↑ TIRED/TIRING 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be hard at work • ↑ be …
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TOUGH — n. 25B6; adjective tough leather gloves : DURABLE, strong, resilient, sturdy, rugged, solid, stout, hard-wearing, long-lasting, heavy-duty, well built, made …
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NUT — n. 25B6; noun nuts in their shells : kernel. See list. (informal) he smacked her on the nut : HEAD, …
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HARD — adj. 25B6; adjective hard ground : FIRM, solid, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, dense, …
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HARD — adj. 1 rigid, stiff, solid, inflexible, firm, dense, condensed, compressed, close, solidified, hardened; stony, rocklike, concrete, petrified, granite(-like), flinty, steely; …
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TOUGH — 1. прил. 1) а) жесткий, плотный, упругий; вязкий б) крепкий, негнущийся, сильный в) геол. крепкий (о породе) 2) а) выносливый, …
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