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tough nut

synonyms for tough nut

On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tough nut, such as: enigma, mystery, perplexity, puzzler, and riddle.

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Altogether, it is a very tough nut to crack, and the force at our disposal none too strong for the work that lies before it.

THE INVASIONWILLIAM LE QUEUX

Drank rum by the hogshead, pounded his wife till she left him, and was a tough nut gin'rally.

CAP'N ERIJOSEPH CROSBY LINCOLN

"H'm, and a pretty tough nut to crack," threw in Cleek with a little laugh.

THE RIDDLE OF THE PURPLE EMPERORMARY E. HANSHEW AND THOMAS W. HANSHEW

Point is that Houck, who always was a t-tough nut, has gone bad since the boys rode him on a rail.

THE FIGHTING EDGEWILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE

This particular member of the force was an unusually tough nut to crack.

OH, YOU TEX!WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE

After the first rush, it was obvious to the Harn that the cabin was going to be a tough nut to crack.

CAT AND MOUSERALPH WILLIAMS

"I guess they found Miss Elizabeth a pretty tough nut to crack," the detective went on.

Even the larger digitals would find this a tough nut to crack, but our baby is a whiz at curves, see?

He tries this on very much with me, but I flatter myself he has got a tough nut to crack.

DRACULABRAM STOKER

It is just as if the boys were paired off, a “goody-goody” and a “tough nut” together.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985