いつもに増してひとすじなわでじゃいかない
English translation: more than usual
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|  Selected response from: Shinya Ono United States Local time: 16:17 | ||||||
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| 4 | As usual, this isn't going to be easy. |
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| 4 | It's more difficult than usual to solve |
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2 hrs confidence: 
As usual, this isn't going to be easy. Explanation: You're right, it's a colloquialism. いつもに増して = as always (?) ひとすじなわでじゃいかない = a tough/difficult case My dictionary |
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It's more difficult than usual to solve Explanation: It looks like this case is going to be even more difficult than usual to solve with any ordinary means. いつにも増して More than usual 一筋縄 piece of rope, ordinary means, simple solution Kenkyusha's large JE dictionary Eijiro |
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