Question
The creation of a single European market in financial
services was a hard row to crack , but it has been a resounding success. In each question below, a sentence is given with a part of it printed in bold type. That part contains an idiom/phrasal verb that may be correct or erroneous. Each sentence is followed by phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D). Find out which is the correct idiom that should replace the error in bold, if there is any, and which makes the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and āNo improvement requiredā, mark (E) as the answer.Solution
The idiom āhard/tough nut to crackā means āa problem that is very difficult to solve or a person who is very difficult to understandā. It is correct. There is another idiom āa hard/tough row to hoeā means āa difficult situation to deal withā. The creation of a single European market in financial services was a hard nut to crack , but it has been a resounding success.
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