a hard row to hoe



a hard/tough row to hoe

  (American)
a difficult situation to deal with Teachers have a tough row to hoe in today's schools.
See kick up a fuss
See also: hard, hoe, row

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Denton['dentən]
Birgir-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
BrennanBREN-ən (English)Irish, English
EmÍLia-Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Virgilijus-Lithuanian
Amar (2)-Bosnian