习语主题: 问题与麻烦

a tough nut to crack

/ə ˌtʌf ˈnʌt tə ˈkræk/INFORMAL · B2

中文对应完全对应

难啃的硬骨头

字面意思: «很难敲开的坚果»

含义

a problem or person that is very hard to deal with

很难对付的问题或人.

例句

1This maths puzzle is a tough nut to crack, even for my dad.
2The new client was a tough nut to crack, but Maria finally won his trust.
3After three meetings the landlord still refuses every offer; he's a tough nut to crack.
4Getting Grandad to use a smartphone is a tough nut to crack; after a month he still can't send a text.
5After twenty years of failed schemes, city-centre traffic is still a tough nut to crack.

语法

名词短语，通常用在 be 之后。to crack 保持不定式。也可说 a hard nut to crack。

意思相近

a piece of cake

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go pear-shaped开始出问题，结果搞糟 open a can of worms触及某事而引出许多新麻烦 a vicious circle一个问题引发另一个问题并反过来加重它的局面 face the music为自己的所作所为接受批评或惩罚 rock the boat打破平静的局面，惹出麻烦 throw a spanner in the works做出让计划受阻的事

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