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give someone a hard time
(idiomatic, informal) To cause difficulty or make trouble for someone. / (idiomatic, informal) To tease, kid or rib someone.
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between a rock and a hard place
(idiomatic) In a difficult and inescapable position. / (idiomatic) Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary.
old habits die hard
find out the hard way
To acquire knowledge through failure or any other undesirable experience.
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ridden hard and put away wet
(idiomatic) Mistreated; not properly cared for. / (colloquial, potentially offensive) Presumed to have had a significant number of lovers and showing the signs of overuse. (Typically said of women.)
rode hard and put up wet
when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's hard to remember that your initial objective was to drain the swamp
It is easy to lose sight of one's initial objective, becoming caught up in subtasks or in tasks only tangentially related to the original goal.
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