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
Stanislas-History
KamilĖ-Lithuanian
DustyDUS-teeEnglish
IslaIE-ləScottish
Zhou-Chinese
Erlingur-Icelandic