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