English Explanatory Dictionary

hard nut to crack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A problem that is challenging to solve.
  2. A situation, person, group, etc. which is difficult to overcome or deal with.
  3. A place, opportunity, etc. to which it is difficult to gain entry.
  4. An amount that is difficult to finance.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, nut, crack.

Pronunciation

en-au-hard nut to crack.ogg

Word forms

hard nut to crack hard nuts to crack harder nut to crack hardest nut to crack

Synonyms

difficult nut to crack tough nut to crack
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