They had some hard sledding when they were first married.
•It was tough sledding for sure when our crops failed that year.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
tough sledding — See: HARD SLEDDING … Dictionary of American idioms
tough\ 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
tough sledding — hard work, slow progress, heavy going, rough going We ve had tough sledding on our building projects. Rainy weather has caused a lot of problems … English idioms
sledding — n. (colloq.) (AE) progress rough, tough sledding * * * [ sledɪŋ] tough sledding (colloq.) (AE) [ progress ] rough … Combinatory dictionary
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
sledding — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the use of a sled b. the conditions under which one may use a sled 2. going 4 < tough sledding > … New Collegiate Dictionary
sledding — noun 1. the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh • Derivationally related forms: ↑sled • Hypernyms: ↑sport, ↑athletics • Hyponyms: ↑tobogganing, ↑bobsledding 2. advancing toward … Useful english dictionary
tough\ 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
