long row to hoe
A difficult, arduous task or set of tasks; a lengthy, demanding project.
“Don’t you suppose I know all that you’ve been through. . . ? I’ve followed you every step. . . .” “Well, you’ve had a long row to hoe.”
noun
A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
And there were windows in three rows.
The bright seraphim in burning row.
A horizontal line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.
Clipping of cornrow.
Vyreen had just finished braiding my hair, and his call had caught me coming out of her crib with my 'rows looking tight.
If you thought it'd be hard to get a good cornrow braiding in Latvia, think again. Porzingis said he was re-braided almost every week to keep his rows fresh.
verb
To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.
To transport in a boat propelled with oars.
to row the captain ashore in his barge
To be moved by oars.
The boat rows easily.
noun
An act or instance of rowing.
I went for an early-morning row.
Any of several thematically similar exercise movements performed with a pulling motion of the arms towards the back.