hard row to hoe
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"This will be a hard row to hoe, given that this same jury is daily receiving new evidence that the defendant, outside the courtroom, continues to spread the lie undeterred," Ms Jones said.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024
But the inheritor has a hard row to hoe.
From The Guardian • May 16, 2019
To be fair, it would be a hard row to hoe for any president.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2019
“It tells prosecutors all over the country: You’ve got a hard row to hoe, and maybe you’d rather not waste public resources on this.”
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2012
I could tell being free was gonna be a hard row to hoe for MaWee.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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