"long row to hoe" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1907, William Dean Howells, chapter 5, in Between the Dark and the Daylight",
          "text": "“Don’t you suppose I know all that you’ve been through. . . ? I’ve followed you every step. . . .”\n“Well, you’ve had a long row to hoe.”",
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          "ref": "1997 November 29, “Dollar Nears 5-Year High Against the Yen”, in New York Times, retrieved 2014-07-23",
          "text": "Japan's six-year economic slump is far from over. “They have a long row to hoe for recovery,” said Richard Koss.",
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          "ref": "2009 April 11, Hanif Kureishi, “Margaret Thatcher: Acceptable in the 80s?”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 2014-07-23",
          "text": "Labour has begun to redress the balance, but there is still a long row to hoe.",
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        "A difficult, arduous task or set of tasks; a lengthy, demanding project."
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        "(idiomatic) A difficult, arduous task or set of tasks; a lengthy, demanding project."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tough row to hoe"
        },
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          "ref": "1907, William Dean Howells, chapter 5, in Between the Dark and the Daylight",
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          "ref": "1997 November 29, “Dollar Nears 5-Year High Against the Yen”, in New York Times, retrieved 2014-07-23",
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          "ref": "2009 April 11, Hanif Kureishi, “Margaret Thatcher: Acceptable in the 80s?”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 2014-07-23",
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        "(idiomatic) A difficult, arduous task or set of tasks; a lengthy, demanding project."
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