Idiom
tough going
Meaning
A difficult situation
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Learning a new language is tough going at first.”
“The hike became tough going when the rain started and the path turned into thick mud.”
“Despite their best efforts to stabilize the economy, the transition period remained tough going for the struggling local businesses.”
Examples
simple
“Learning a new language is tough going at first.”
contextual
“The hike became tough going when the rain started and the path turned into thick mud.”
complex
“Despite their best efforts to stabilize the economy, the transition period remained tough going for the struggling local businesses.”
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