| 释义 |
a tough (or hard) nut to crack informal A difficult problem or an opponent that is hard to beat.He should prove a tough nut to crack over tomorrow's extended three miles....- Japan has proved a tough nut for Microsoft's console division to crack.
- Nine-year-olds are tough nuts to crack, as Peter Loraine, head of marketing at S Club Juniors' label Polydor, points out.
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