hard nut to crack
hard nut to crack also tough nut to crack {n. phr.}, {informal}
Something difficult to understand or to do.
Tom's algebra lesson was a hard nut to crack.
Mary found knitting a hard nut to crack.
Compare: HARD ROW TO HOE.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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