English Explanatory Dictionary

ox is in the ditch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase

This is a big problem; there is unavoidable or demanding work ahead.

Pronunciation

En-au-ox is in the ditch.ogg

Word forms

ox is in the ditch the ox is in the ditch

Etymology

An allusion to the urgency and difficulty of extracting an ox from a ditch in which it has become mired.

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