Meanings
nountough nut to crack (plural tough nuts to crack)
plural tough nuts to crack · alternative tougher nut to crack · alternative toughest nut to crack
- Synonym of hard nut to crack.
Synonyms: hard nut to crack
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of hard nut to crack.
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Translations
Finnish kova pähkinä purtavaksi
- kova pähkinä purtavaksichallenging problem to solve
German harte Nuss
- harte Nusschallenging problem to solve
Italian gatta da pelare
- gatta da pelarechallenging problem to solve
Russian кре́пкий оре́шек
- кре́пкий оре́шек (krépkij oréšek)challenging problem to solve
Spanish hueso duro de roer
- hueso duro de roerchallenging problem to solve
Swedish svår nöt att knäcka
- svår nöt att knäckachallenging problem to solve
Turkish çetin ceviz
- çetin cevizchallenging problem to solve
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“tough nut to crack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough%20nut%20to%20crack. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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