a hard egg to crack

a hard egg to crack

A person, thing, situation, or problem that is particularly difficult to understand, solve, or deal with. I've been dating Jenny for over a year, and I still think she's a hard egg to crack! Figuring out the best way to modernize our product without alienating existing customers is definitely a hard egg to crack. The spy we captured is a hard egg to crack—he hasn't said a thing since we began the interrogation.
See also: crack, egg, hard
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a hard nut (to crack)
  • a hard/tough nut
  • a tough nut
  • hard nut to crack
  • bit of rough
  • a bit of rough
  • a mother hen
  • in years
  • make a note of
  • make a note of (something)