113 entries under expression topic. ×
| not easy(idiom, tough, painful, problematic) | |
| below zero(cool, keen, sharp, intense) | |
| no picnic(hard, tough, difficult, painful) | |
| religiously exact(idiom, truth) | |
| add fuel(verb, increase, raise, boost) | |
| add to(verb, increase, raise, boost) | |
| beef up(verb, increase, raise, boost) | |
| below freezing(cool, keen, sharp, intense) | |
| build up(verb, increase, raise, boost) | |
| by the book(adjective, idiom, strong, hard) | |
| clearly defined(exact, specific, explicit) | |
| cold as charity | |
| cold as death | |
| cold as ice | |
| cold as marble | |
| cold fish(adjective, calm, hard, tough) | |
| dead set(tough, firm, harsh, stiff) | |
| deadweight cargo | |
| hard and fast | |
| hard as nails(adjective, idiom, tough, firm) |
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