cannot but
hinder
make hard work of
do it tough
scantle
can
throw a wrench in
fuck
go to the goat's house for wool
have a fable for
run to waste
have a tiger by the tail
have the tiger by the tail
snooker
hardship
incapacitate
underrestrain
necessitate
rub along
bungle
make
fossick
pansy
miss
bite the big one
square the circle
flounder
thair
give with one hand and take away with the other
get into trouble
difficultate
not touch something with a ten-foot pole
frob
reach
lack
paint oneself into a corner
pull off
get out
make the best of a bad bargain
neglect
enmesh
box oneself into a corner
have to
butt heads
toil
avoid
cost
contend
welch
go at