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88 entries under expression topic. ×
| bad luck(noun, idiom, break, trouble) | |
| hard knocks(noun, idiom, trouble, difficulty) | |
| bad news(noun, trouble, fix, ruin) | |
| hard luck(noun, blow, pain, cross) | |
| ill fortune(noun, difficulty, misfortune, setback) | |
| adverse circumstances | |
| bad fortune(noun, shock, pain, failure) | |
| evil eye(noun, difficulty, pain, misfortune) | |
| tall order ticklish spot tight situation trouble(idiom, mess, posture) | |
| tight squeeze(noun, pass, stress, predicament) | |
| tough luck(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty) | |
| Herculean task(noun, trouble, concern, strain) | |
| ax to grind(idiom, protest, objection, complaint) | |
| bad break(blow, difficulty, cross, misfortune) | |
| ball and chain(idiom, trouble, concern, strain) | |
| big problem(noun, trouble, blow, distress) | |
| can of worms(noun, idiom, trouble, difficulty) | |
| cross to bear(noun, idiom, trouble, blow) | |
| dead end(noun, trouble, difficulty, pain) | |
| deep water(noun, trouble, fix, difficulty) |
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