Ox-is-in-the-ditch Definition

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(idiomatic, chiefly southern US) This is a big problem; there is unavoidable or demanding work ahead.

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Origin of Ox-is-in-the-ditch

An allusion to the urgency and difficulty of extracting an ox from a ditch in which it has become mired.

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