hard sledding

hard sledding
hard sledding & tough sledding
Fig. a very difficult time. •

They had some hard sledding when they were first married.

It was tough sledding for sure when our crops failed that year.

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or[rough sledding] or[tough sledding] {n.}, {informal} Difficulty in succeeding or making progress. * /Jane had hard sledding in her math course because she was poorly prepared./ * /When Mr. Smith started his new business, he had tough sledding for a while but things got better./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • hard sledding — or[rough sledding] or[tough sledding] {n.}, {informal} Difficulty in succeeding or making progress. * /Jane had hard sledding in her math course because she was poorly prepared./ * /When Mr. Smith started his new business, he had tough sledding… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hard\ sledding — • hard sledding • rough sledding • tough sledding noun informal Difficulty in succeeding or making progress. Jane had hard sledding in her math course because she was poorly prepared. When Mr. Smith started his new business, he had tough sledding …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hard sledding — noun Difficulties, generally; a rough time. When things got so Wolfe had to cut down expenses , Saul Panzer and I got our weekly envelopes sliced, but [Fred] Durkins was stopped altogether. Wolfe called him in when he was needed and paid him by… …   Wiktionary

  • sledding — ☆ sledding [sled′iŋ ] n. 1. a riding or carrying on a sled 2. the condition of the ground with reference to the use of sleds: often used figuratively [the work was hard sledding] …   English World dictionary

  • hard\ row\ to\ hoe — • hard row to hoe • tough row to hoe 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sledding — See: HARD SLEDDING or ROUGH SLEDDING or TOUGH SLEDDING …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sledding — See: HARD SLEDDING or ROUGH SLEDDING or TOUGH SLEDDING …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sledding — See: hard sledding or rough sledding or tough sledding …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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 with six children and her husband dead./ * /Young people without enough education will have a tough row to hoe when they have to support… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • 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 with six children and her husband dead./ * /Young people without enough education will have a tough row to hoe when they have to support… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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