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Значение идиомы hard row to hoe
[hard row to hoe] or [tough row to hoe] {n. phr.} A hard life tolive; a very hard job to do.
She has a hard row to hoe with sixchildren and her husband dead.
Young people without enougheducation will have a tough row to hoe when they have to supportthemselves.
Syn.: HARD SLEDDING. Compare: DOWN ON ONE’S LUCK, HARDNUT TO CRACK.
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