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Hard bone to gnaw (啃硬骨头) — Chinglish Slang
📌 Quick Overview | 词条速览
Slang Name：Hard bone to gnaw
Chinese：啃硬骨头
Type：Business Speak / Chinglish Slang
🔎 Full Meaning | 完整释义
English：
This is a Chinglish metaphor of Chinese administrative slogans. The standard native English is "Tackle tough problems / Address hard nuts to crack".
中文：
这是中式行政口号比喻式直译英语，标准地道英文为「Tackle tough problems / Address hard nuts to crack」。🦴
📜 Origin & Background | 词源与文化背景
English: Derived from Chinese official reform slogans, a metaphor for difficult tasks. Oxford Idioms Dictionary for Learners of English records standard English idioms for difficult tasks.
Chinese: 源自中国官方改革口号，比喻艰巨任务。《牛津英语学习者习语词典》收录了描述困难任务的标准英文习语。
📖 Example Sentences | 双语实用例句
📌 Example 1
A: "We must bite hard bone to gnaw to promote reform."
A："我们必须啃硬骨头推进改革。"
📌 Example 2
A: "This task is a hard bone to gnaw for all of us."
A："这项任务对我们所有人来说都是硬骨头。"
📌 Example 3
A: "Cadres should have the courage to chew hard bone to gnaw."
A："干部要有敢于啃硬骨头的勇气。"
📌 Example 4
A: "The final problem is the hardest hard bone to gnaw."
A："最后的问题是最难啃的硬骨头。"
📌 Example 5
A: "We unite together to solve the hard bone to gnaw."
A："我们团结一心攻克硬骨头。"
📌 Example 6
A: "Reform cannot avoid hard bone to gnaw."
A："改革无法回避啃硬骨头。"
📌 Example 7
A: "The team is ready to face the hard bone to gnaw."
A："团队已经准备好面对硬骨头。"
📌 Example 8
A: "Solving hard bone to gnaw is the key to success."
A："啃下硬骨头是成功的关键。"
📌 Example 9
A: "We never give up when facing hard bone to gnaw."
A："面对硬骨头，我们绝不放弃。"
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