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124 entries under expression topic. ×
| bad luck(noun, ruin, difficulty, failure) | |
| bitter pill(noun, idiom, pain, depression) | |
| bad news(noun, trouble, ruin, worry) | |
| bitter draught(idiom, pain) | |
| gall and wormwood | |
| hard knocks(trouble, difficulty, shock, failure) | |
| hard time(noun, trouble, blow, distress) | |
| hard times(idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune) | |
| waters of bitterness(idiom, pain) | |
| ill fortune(noun, difficulty, hardship, misfortune) | |
| ill health(noun, disorder, disease, weakness) | |
| Herculean task(trouble, worry, concern, strain) | |
| bad break(difficulty, disaster, trial, hardship) | |
| bad fortune(shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe) | |
| ball and chain(idiom, trouble, concern, strain) | |
| big problem(noun, trouble, blow, distress) | |
| bottomless pit(noun, misery, punishment, nightmare) | |
| broken heart(idiom, distress, pain, sorrow) | |
| burden of care | |
| can of worms(idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune) |
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