That guy proved a hard nut to crack — Парень оказался несговорчивым
I didn't think any of them girls were too tough nuts for you to crack. I should hate to think you were losing your grip — Я совсем не думал, что какая-нибудь из этих девушек тебе окажется не по зубам. Боюсь, что ты теряешь хватку
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nut — nut1 S3 [nʌt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(tool)¦ 3¦(crazy person)¦ 4 golf/opera etc nut 5¦(sex organ)¦ 6 the nuts and bolts of something 7 tough/hard nut 8 a hard/tough nut to crack 9 be off your nut … Dictionary of contemporary English
nut — 1 noun (C) 1 FOOD a dry brown fruit inside a hard shell, that grows on a tree: crack a nut | a cashew nut 2 TOOL a small piece of metal with a hole through the middle which is screwed onto a bolt 1 (2) to fasten things together 3 CRAZY PERSON… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nut — [nut] n. [ME nutte < OE hnutu, akin to Ger nuss < IE * kneu , lump, nut (< base * ken , to squeeze together) > L nux, MIr cnū] 1. the dry, one seeded fruit of any of various trees or shrubs, consisting of a kernel, often edible, in a… … English World dictionary
hard — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) firm and solid; unyielding to pressure; not easily cut. 2 a difficult to understand or explain (a hard problem). b difficult to accomplish (a hard decision). c (foll. by to + infin.) not… … Useful english dictionary
nut — /nʌt / (say nut) noun 1. a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell. 2. the kernel itself. 3. Botany a hard, indehiscent, one seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn. 4. any of various devices or… …
crack — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 line on the surface of sth where it has broken ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, huge, large, long, serious (esp. BrE) ▪ short, small … Collocations dictionary
crack — 1 verb 1 BREAK (I, T) to break or make something break so that it gets one or more lines on its surface: Don t put that delicate china in the dishwasher it may crack. | She fell off her bike and cracked a bone in her leg. 2 LOUD SOUND (I, T) to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
difficulty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) That which is hard to overcome Nouns 1. difficulty, hardness, impracticability, hard work, uphill work, hurdle; hard task, Herculean task, large order, hard row to hoe; task of Sisyphus, Sisyphean labor; … English dictionary for students
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