tough egg to crack Idiome

all it's cracked up to be

as good as the ads say, live up to the reports The new computer isn't all it's cracked up to be. It's not so hot.

at the crack of dawn

at the first sign of light, at first light At the crack of dawn he would rise, wash and go for a walk.

crack a book

study, read a textbook Sean passed that exam without cracking a book.

crack a joke

tell a joke, say a funny word or phrase Please be serious. Don't crack jokes or laugh at us.

crack down on

stop, not permit, not allow The police began to crack down on speeders in the school zones.

crack me up

make me laugh hard, split a gut Robin Williams cracks me up when he tells a story.

crack of dawn

(See at the crack of dawn)

crack shot/salesman etc.

a person who is highly skilled at shooting etc. Marvin has developed into a crack salesman. He's excellent.

crack the line-up

earn a place on a team, make the team He's a good basketball player, but can he crack the line-up?

crack this case

solve a crime, discover who is guilty "David will crack this case; he's a thorough investigator."

tough egg (to crack)

A person, thing, situation, or botheration that is decidedly difficult to understand, solve, or accord with. I've been dating Jenny for over a year, and I still anticipate she's a boxy egg to crack! Figuring out the best way to improve our artefact after alienating absolute barter is absolutely a boxy egg to crack. The spy we captured is a boxy egg; he hasn't said a affair back we began the interrogation.Learn more: egg, tough

tough egg to crack

and tough nut to crack n. a being or affair that is adamantine to amount out or adamantine to accord with. She won’t talk. She’s activity to be a boxy nut to crack! I ambition Jill wasn’t such a boxy nut to crack. Learn more: crack, egg, tough

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