hard/tough sledding

A difficult route, difficult progress. Dating from the first half of the nineteenth century, this term alludes to the usual ease with which a sled travels toward some goal. The antonyms easy or smooth sledding date from the late nineteenth century.

See also: hard, sledding, tough

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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difficult times
make (something) seem like a picnic
like pulling teeth
pull teeth
cut someone some slack
cut someone some slack, to
against the collar
caught in the crunch
Doctors make the worst patients.
get more than (one) bargained for

词组	hard/tough sledding
释义	hard/tough sledding hard/tough sledding A difficult route, difficult progress. Dating from the first half of the nineteenth century, this term alludes to the usual ease with which a sled travels toward some goal. The antonyms easy or smooth sledding date from the late nineteenth century. See also: hard, sledding, tough The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: difficult times make (something) seem like a picnic like pulling teeth pull teeth cut someone some slack cut someone some slack, to against the collar caught in the crunch Doctors make the worst patients. get more than (one) bargained for
随便看	with something in mind with (something or someone) in mind with (something) to spare withstand withstand the test of time with strings with strings attached with tail between legs with that with the best of intentions with the best of them with the best will in the world with the exception of with the fairies with the gloves off with the naked eye with the pedal to the metal with the sweat of (one's) brow with time to spare (with) tongue in cheek With whom do you wish to speak? with wild abandon With you in a minute with young with your back to the wall