- Definitions|3
- Thesaurus|886
- Abbreviations|0
66 entries under expression topic. ×
| road block(noun, disorder, weakness, hindrance) | |
| dead weight(noun, idiom, difficulty, weakness) | |
| Herculean task(trouble, concern, strain, weight) | |
| bad news(noun, damage, balance, capital) | |
| ball and chain(noun, idiom, trouble, concern) | |
| below the line(noun, idiom, damage, balance) | |
| burden of care | |
| cankerworm of care | |
| confused state(trouble, disorder, difficulty, struggle) | |
| crown of thorns | |
| dead horse(noun, damage, balance, capital) | |
| excess baggage(noun, trouble, concern, strain) | |
| foot dragging(noun, difficulty, obstacle, obstruction) | |
| gall and wormwood | |
| holding the bag(noun, idiom, charge, concern) | |
| in hock(noun, damage, balance, capital) | |
| in the hole(noun, idiom, damage, balance) | |
| in the red(noun, idiom, damage, balance) | |
| mess and a half(idiom, trouble, disorder, difficulty) | |
| monkey wrench(noun, difficulty, restraint, hindrance) |
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