25 entries under expression topic. ×
| bad break(difficulty, hardship, misfortune) | |
| bad luck(noun, trouble, difficulty, shock) | |
| can of worms(noun, idiom, trouble, difficulty) | |
| evil eye(difficulty, hardship, misfortune) | |
| hard time(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| hard times(difficulty, hardship, misfortune) | |
| holy mess(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| hot water(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| ill fortune(difficulty, hardship, misfortune) | |
| kiss of death(idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune) | |
| on the skids(idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune) | |
| pain in the neck(idiom, difficulty, hardship, misfortune) | |
| rotten luck(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty) | |
| ticklish spot(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| tough break(noun, trouble, worry, difficulty) | |
| tough luck(noun, trouble, difficulty, want) | |
| unholy mess(noun, trouble, difficulty, drag) | |
| Herculean task(trouble, difficulty, lack, torment) | |
| adverse circumstances(noun, stress) | |
| bad fortune(shock, failure, disaster, catastrophe) |
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