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
Romey-English (Rare)
Pankaj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali
Giancarlojahn-KAHR-loItalian
KaapoKAH:-poFinnish
Nadia (1)NAD-yə (English), NAHD-yə (English)French, English, Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Divina-English (Rare)