Something Is Not For The Faint-hearted - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 something is not for the faint-hearted From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsomething is not for the faint-heartedsomething is not for the faint-heartedDIFFICULTused humorously to say that something is difficult and needs a lot of effort → faint-heartedExamples from the Corpussomething is not for the faint-hearted• Playing foreign markets is not for the faint-hearted.• Well, starting your own business is not for the faint-hearted.• Litigation is not for the faint-hearted - or the half-hearted. Exercises Exercises

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