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noun, masculine

du fil à retordre

/dy fil a ʁ(ə).tɔʁdʁ/

noun, masculine/dy fil a ʁ(ə).tɔʁdʁ/

a hard time, some difficulties

Son adversaire lui a donné du fil à retordre.His adversary gave him a hard time.

Literally, “thread to re-twist”