to find it hard to do something
51effort to do something — make the/an/effort (to do something) mainly spoken phrase to do something even though you do not want to or you find it difficult I wish you’d make the effort to get on with her. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry:… …
52see if you can do something — see if/whether/you can do something spoken phrase to try to do something I’ll see if I can find out what he’s up to. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym …
53see whether you can do something — see if/whether/you can do something spoken phrase to try to do something I’ll see if I can find out what he’s up to. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym …
54learn (something) the hard way — ˌlearn (sth) the ˈhard way idiom to find out how to behave by learning from your mistakes or from unpleasant experiences, rather than from being told Main entry: ↑learnidiom …
55cast about for something — ˌcast aˈbout/aˈround for sth derived to try hard to think of or find sth, especially when this is difficult • She cast around desperately for a safe topic of conversation. • The authorities are clearly casting about for someone to blame.… …
56cast around for something — ˌcast aˈbout/aˈround for sth derived to try hard to think of or find sth, especially when this is difficult • She cast around desperately for a safe topic of conversation. • The authorities are clearly casting about for someone to blame.… …
57delve into something — ˌdelve ˈinto sth derived to try hard to find out more information about sth • She had started to delve into her father s distant past. Main entry: ↑delvederived …
58run something to ground — run sb/sth to ˈearth/ˈground idiom (BrE) to find sb/sth after looking hard for a long time Main entry: ↑earthidiom …
59scratch your head (over something) — scratch your ˈhead (over sth) idiom to think hard in order to find an answer to sth • Experts have been scratching their heads over the increase in teenage crime. Main entry: ↑scratchidiom …
60take trouble over something — take trouble over/with sth | take trouble doing/to do sth idiom to try hard to do sth well • They take a lot of trouble to find the right person for the right job. Main entry: ↑troubleidiom …
