difficult feat

collocation in English

meaningsofdifficultandfeat

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difficult
adjective
uk
/ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəlt/us
/ˈdɪf.ə.kəlt/
needing skill ...
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feat
noun[C]
uk
/fiːt/us
/fiːt/
something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to ...
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(Definition ofdifficultandfeatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In doing so, he achieves thedifficultfeatof straddling two stools without falling between them.
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Achieving a successful balance in support is a verydifficultfeatand one which must reflect the needs of the individual.
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To give the appearance with the reality of a concession is adifficultfeatof political conjuring.
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The statutory water company pattern is surely the best way to achieve thisdifficultfeat.
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It is adifficultfeatto pull off.
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She succeeded excellently in achieving what is adifficultfeatin a maiden speech—that is, of being extremely interesting and appropriately non-controversial.
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But this is not some abnormallydifficultfeatthat can be achieved only under compulsion.
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That was a great anddifficultfeat, given the point at which he took over the debate.
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The bringing together of knowledge and integrity is adifficultfeat.
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To add even temporary lustre to an office that has existed for more than 600 years is adifficultfeat.
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I shall not attempt to equal thatdifficultfeat.
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It is adifficultfeatof balance.
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The film became the mostdifficultfeatthe director ever tried to pull off.
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He called it his mostdifficultfeatto date, and remarked that training was very difficult.
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It should be noted that rolling a double is an extremelydifficultfeatin this game given that only one die is used.
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With the exception of the period from 1940 to 1948 this enabled direct services to operate on a daily basis, although wintertime conditions often made this adifficultfeat.
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As such, a person experiencing an en bloc blackout may not appear to be doing so, as they can carry on conversations or even manage to accomplish difficult feats.
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