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What is the meaning of 1. hard nut to crack 2. At the eleventh hour.3. chicken out .4. juncture5. eavesdropping

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1. hard nut to crack- 

  • a problem that is difficult to solve
  • a person that is difficult to deal with
  • someone or something that is difficult to understand
  • a person hard to get to know or to get close to

E.g: The game on Saturday  will be a hard nut to crack

2. At the eleventh hour- Last moment or too late.
e.g: She has a habit of doing things at the eleventh hour.

3. chicken out- To be afraid of doing something

He was going to take the exam but he chickened out at the last moment.

.4. juncture- A point of time

E.g: At this juncture, it looks like they are going to fail the exam.

5. eavesdropping- Act of secretly listening to something private

e.g: I get to know about his eavesdropping and confronted him.

 

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