maul
drop someone in it
misnegotiate
cover
take care of
chew up and spit out
treat
womanhandle
co-endure
snooker
toy with
face up
grit one's teeth
tackle
begin at the wrong end
swallow a bitter pill
make short work of
take the bull by the horns
chouse
roust
strain a point
hack
bring down
self-deal
hardship
rigor
turn to
rigorousness
rigour
eat out of someone's hand
asperity
severeness
severity
grimness
rigourousness
settle someone's hash
come to terms with
face the music
stoically
dote over
come to the scratch
resourcefulness
ill-wisher
treat like dirt
take something in stride
smack around
appeal
mistreat
outface
breathe down someone's neck
over a barrel
lump it
take one for the team
in too deep
annoy
step to
survivor
fall upon
go hard with someone
melt
make out
warn
deal
asperate
ill-use
negotiate
saddle
dispose of
adjoin
punishment
endure
roll with
batten down
jostle
skate on thin ice
get off one's chest
gangway
handtame
take up with
find it in one's heart
carry
zugzwang
make the best of a bad job
on the receiving end
catch heat
cope
not know which way to turn
gut
rub up against
hurt someone's feelings
rub someone's nose in
sarpork
have someone by the short hairs
wound
carefront
work over