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| Subject | English | Russian |
| Makarov. | a tough row to hoe | трудная задача |
| Makarov. | a tough row to hoe | орешек не по зубам |
| idiom. | have a tough row to hoe | быть в трудной ситуации (If you say that someone has a hard row to hoe or a tough row to hoe, you mean that they are in a difficult situation and have many problems to deal with. george serebryakov) |
| idiom. | have a tough row to hoe | иметь проблемы (george serebryakov) |
| idiom. | have a tough row to hoe | испытывать трудности (george serebryakov) |
| idiom. | have a tough row to hoe | забот полон рот (He has a tough row to hoe – У него забот полон рот george serebryakov) |
| slang | tough row to hoe | крепкий орешек (о деле, задаче) |
| Makarov. | tough row to hoe | орешек не по зубам |
| Makarov. | tough row to hoe | трудная задача |
| idiom. | tough row to hoe | непростая задача (a difficult task to carry out; a heavy set of burdens.  thefreedictionary.com VLZ_58) |
| idiom. | tough row to hoe | тяжёлое бремя (VLZ_58) |