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cut up(verb, phrasal verb, break, cut)
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do a number on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, upset)
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evil eye(noun, difficulty, pain, hardship)
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fire up(upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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give a bad time(verb, idiom, upset, bother)
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hard knocks(noun, trouble, difficulty, want)
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hard time(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty)
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hit where one lives(verb, idiom, upset, trouble)
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holy mess(noun, difficulty, collapse, woe)
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ill fortune(noun, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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make it tough for(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, upset)
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make waves(upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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pain in the neck(noun, idiom, trouble, blow)
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push buttons(verb, upset, trouble, bother)
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put down(verb, upset, trouble, dull)
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rainy day(trouble, worry, difficulty, torment)
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rotten luck(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty)
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ticklish spot(noun, difficulty, hardship, misfortune)
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tough break(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty)
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tough luck(noun, trouble, difficulty, want)
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