noun
Meaning 1
A problem that is challenging to solve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Phrase guide
hard nut to crack
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noun
Meaning 2
A situation, person, group, etc. which is difficult to overcome or deal with.
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Usage: broadly, idiomatic
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noun
Meaning 3
A place, opportunity, etc. to which it is difficult to gain entry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
Meaning 4
An amount that is difficult to finance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
Meaning 5
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hard, nut, crack.
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 难以攻克的困难 — challenging problem to solve
- Danish: en hård nød at knække — challenging problem to solve
- Finnish: kova pähkinä purtavaksi — challenging problem to solve
- German: harte Nuss — challenging problem to solve
- Hebrew: אֱגוֹז קָשֶׁה לְפִצּוּחַ (egóz qashé l'fitzúaẖ) — challenging problem to solve
- Hungarian: kemény dió — challenging problem to solve
- Polish: twardy orzech do zgryzienia — challenging problem to solve
- Polish: rozkmina — challenging problem to solve
- Russian: кре́пкий оре́шек (krépkij oréšek) — challenging problem to solve
- Spanish: hueso duro de roer — challenging problem to solve
- Turkish: çetin çeviz — challenging problem to solve