骨が折れる

骨が折れる (ほねがおれる) means to be very demanding and exhausting.

Kana

ほねがおれる

Meaning

to be very demanding and exhausting

Japanese Example

この資料を全部確認するのは骨が折れる。

Translation

It is exhausting to go through all of these documents.

Related idioms

みみにはさむ

to happen to hear something

目から鱗が落ちる

めからうろこがおちる

to have one’s eyes opened

くちがおもい

to be reserved and not talkative

to have trouble dealing with something