tough proposition
Example Sentences
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Facing Ruud was always going to be a tough proposition, though.
From BBC ● May 4, 2025
But exploring this hypothesis in human experiments turns out to be a tough proposition because many of us are too contaminated to make good test subjects.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 4, 2022
They’re a tough proposition at home, having won 14 out of 19 matches last season, a record only beaten by champions Manchester City and Liverpool.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2019
I’ll tell you what’s a tough proposition — being both a Hatfield and a McCoy.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2018
He was a pretty tough proposition, and I had a hard time of it.”
From The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy by Patchin, Frank Gee
