Something that is very difficult to do: “I managed to get through it, but it was (a) ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| CHORE | 9 |
| UPHILL BATTLE | 6 |
| ROUGH GOING | 5 |
| TOUGH SLEDDING | 4 |
| BITCH | 3 |
| TOUGH GOING | 3 |
| BEAR | 2 |
| A KILLER | 1 |
| HELL | 1 |
| HORROR SHOW | 1 |
| PAIN IN THE ARSE | 1 |
| PAIN IN THE ASS | 1 |
| STRUGGLE | 1 |
| TOUCH AND GO ALL THE WAY | 1 |
| TOUCH ROW TO HOE | 1 |
| TOUGH | 1 |
| UPHILL FIGHT | 1 |
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