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hard nut to crack
noun as in can of worms
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“It’s a very hard nut to crack. The Russians could spend many months and much effort storming Lysychansk,” military analyst Oleh Zhdanov told the AP.
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“Bob is reclusive and quiet and a hard nut to crack,” Pullman said.
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Voice control is a hard nut to crack.
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“This place is a hard nut to crack,” Newgarden said.
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Ukraine has proved a hard nut to crack, and the reaction of Western countries, particularly Germany, has been far fiercer than he thought.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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