tough cases
Difficult situations faced
Tough cases are difficult situations, problems, or people that resist easy solutions.
In law, a tough case tests legal principles or presents unusual facts: Tough cases make bad law.
The phrase extends to any challenge that demands extra effort: She specializes in the tough cases other therapists won't take.
A tough case can also be a person who's hard to help or reach.
- difficultRequiring much effort
- challengingHard to accomplish
- demandingRequiring great effort
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- rare diseaseAilment with few patients
arduous · uphill battle · perseverance · constitutional law · troublesome · complex · differential diagnosis · stamina · litigation · appeals · jurisdiction · steadfastness · ethical dilemmas · moral quandary · bioethics · endurance · medical ethics · life or death
tough casesno-brainers
Effortlessly obvious decisions
slam dunks · walkovers · gimmes · cakewalks · layups
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