Vocabulary
骨が折れる
ほねがおれる
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
expression
verb
Example sentences
私(わたし)は彼(かれ)に真実(しんじつ)をわからせるのに少(すく)なからず骨(ほね)が折(お)れた。
I had not a little difficulty in bringing the truth home to him.
初(ぞ)めは非常(ひじょう)に骨(ほね)が折(お)れた。
I had great difficulty at the beginning.
英語(えいご)を学(まな)ぶのは骨(ほね)が折(お)れる。
Learning English is hard work.
ソファーを2階(かい)へはたいへん骨(ほね)が折(お)れた。
It took a lot of effort to carry the sofa upstairs.
この仕事(しごと)はたいして骨(ほね)が折(お)れない。
The work doesn't need much effort.