费九牛二虎之力 meaning in English
make herculean efforts; involve a tremendous lot of work [effort]; laborious to the utmost; spend an immense amount of energy; strain oneself to the limit
Examples
- If we do hang on, it'll be by our fingernailsand a lot of luck .
如果我们能熬过去的话，也要费九牛二虎之力还得运气特好才行。 - It ' s a real hassle to get this child to eat
使这孩子吃东西，真要费九牛二虎之力。 - Devil to open them too
要费九牛二虎之力才撬得开。