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31Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq — The decline in attacks after surge operations fully commenced stated in the report, taken from the United States Department of Defense website …
32if the going gets tough — if the going gets rough/tough when the going gets rough/tough when a situation becomes difficult or unpleasant. I m spending Christmas with my family, but if the going gets tough I might escape back to London …
33(a) tough nut to crack — a tough nut to crack phrase a problem or situation that is difficult to understand or deal with Manchester United will be a tough nut to crack. Thesaurus: something that is difficult or unpleasant to do or deal withsynonym people and things that… …
34Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die — Infobox Film name = Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die caption = director = William C. McGann producer = Harry Sherman writer = Albert S. Le Vino (screenplay) Edward E. Paramore Jr. (screenplay) Charles Reisner (story) Dean Riesner (story)… …
35when the going gets tough — when the going gets rough/tough when a situation becomes difficult or unpleasant. I run the farm on my own, but a local boy helps me out when the going gets tough …
36(a) tough row to hoe — American a difficult situation to deal with. Teachers have a tough row to hoe in today s schools …
37(a) tough row to hoe — a difficult situation to deal with. The author said that he knew it would be a tough row to hoe when he began research for this book …
38a tough nut to crack — a problem or situation that is difficult to understand or deal with Manchester United will be a tough nut to crack …
39tight corner — tough situation, trouble …
40News International phone hacking scandal — Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive officer of News Corporation, the parent company of News International The News International phone hacking scandal is an ongoing controversy involving mainly the News of the World but also other… …