it's difficult enough

it's difficult enough
used when saying that a situation is already bad and something else would make it even worse

It’s bad enough that you were late, without lying about the reason.

as if something wasn’t bad enough:

The police were completely unhelpful and, as if that wasn’t bad enough, they accused me of wasting their time.

Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how bad something issynonym
Main entry: enough

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • enough — e|nough1 W1S1 [ıˈnʌf] adv [always after a verb, adjective, or adverb] 1.) to the degree that is necessary or wanted ▪ Are the carrots cooked enough? ▪ He just hadn t thought enough about the possible consequences. ▪ You can go to school when you… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • enough — [[t]ɪnʌ̱f[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET n uncount/pl n Enough means as much as you need or as much as is necessary. They had enough cash for a one way ticket... There aren t enough tents to shelter them from the start of the rainy season. ADV: adj/adv ADV,… …   English dictionary

  • enough — 1 /I nVf/ adverb 1 to the necessary degree: Her sentence was light because the judge said she had suffered enough already. | Are the carrots cooked enough? 2 tall/kind/fast etc enough as tall, kind, fast etc as is necessary: I didn t bring a big… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • enough — e|nough [ ı nʌf ] function word *** Enough can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural or uncountable noun): There isn t enough time. Have I made enough sandwiches? as a pronoun: I ve only got $12 will that be enough? …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • enough */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈnʌf] / US adverb, determiner, pronoun Summary: Enough can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural or uncountable noun): There isn t enough time. ♦ Have I made enough sandwiches? as a pronoun: I ve only got £12 – …   English dictionary

  • enough*/*/*/ — [ɪˈnʌf] grammar word summary: Enough can be: ■ a determiner: There isn t enough time. ♦ Have I made enough sandwiches? ■ a pronoun: I ve only got £12 – will that be enough? ■ an adverb: The rope isn t long enough. ♦ She didn t move quickly enough …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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  • it's bad enough — it’s bad/difficult/hard/enough phrase used when saying that a situation is already bad and something else would make it even worse It’s bad enough that you were late, without lying about the reason. as if something wasn’t bad enough: The police… …   Useful english dictionary

  • it's hard enough — it’s bad/difficult/hard/enough phrase used when saying that a situation is already bad and something else would make it even worse It’s bad enough that you were late, without lying about the reason. as if something wasn’t bad enough: The police… …   Useful english dictionary

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