Hard time
Hard time noun - A difficulty that can be overcome with effort.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Straw Fan: Believe it or not, one of the books deals with Mallory claiming to be the biggest fan of a fictional children's author, meeting the author and giving her a hard time about not 'writing what she knows.' Fortunately, she learns her lesson in the end.
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