look difficult

Frequency: 7.025.1 per million words

To appear to be hard to do or understand.

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Examples (10)

  • The puzzle looks difficult, but I think I can solve it.
  • At first, the exam questions looked difficult, but they were actually quite straightforward.
  • Climbing that mountain looks difficult and dangerous.
  • Does this math problem look difficult to you?
  • The instructions look incredibly difficult to follow.
  • The upcoming merger negotiations look difficult, with both sides far apart on key issues.
  • This recipe looks difficult, but it only has five steps.
  • Learning to play the violin looks difficult because it requires a lot of practice.
  • The final project looks difficult, so we should start early.
  • While the assignment looks difficult on paper, the professor assured us it's manageable.