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long road to hoe

long road to hoe is the misconstruction of long row to hoe.

Meaning of long row to hoe

Noun

long row to hoe (plural long rows to hoe)

  1. (idiomatic) A difficult, arduous task or set of tasks; a lengthy, demanding project.
    • “Don’t you suppose I know all that you’ve been through. . . ? I’ve followed you every step. . . .”
      “Well, you’ve had a long row to hoe.”1907, William Dean Howells, chapter 5, in Between the Dark and the Daylight

Questions about long road to hoe

What is long road to hoe the misconstruction of?
Long road to hoe is the misconstruction of long row to hoe.

Words near long road to hoe in the dictionary

  1. Long Reach
  2. long rice
  3. long rifle
  4. long rifles
  5. Long River
  6. long road to hoe
  7. long robe
  8. Long Rock
  9. long room
  10. long rooms
  11. long row to hoe

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