du fil à retordre in French

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        "Canada"
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      "text": "Audio (CAN)"
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  "word": "du fil à retordre"
}

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          "text": "Son adversaire lui a donné du fil à retordre.",
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      ],
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        "a hard time, some difficulties"
      ],
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"du fil à retordre" meaning in French

Noun