/ɑ??d?i?.?n/used todescribethe verybadconditionof something, or todescribea verydifficulttaskthatinvolvescleaningorimprovingsomething that is in a verybadcondition:Iusherthechildrenout withapologeticlookstowards Barbara, who isstartingtotacklethe Augeanmesswe haveleftbehind.Cleaning upcorruptionwill be an Augeantask.More examples
For the next twoyearsthepartyshould devote itself to the Augeancleaningup andopeningup ofpolitics.
He has done more than any manlivingtocleanout the Augeanheadquartersof the Committee.
They have done anexcellentjobcleaningup the Augeanstablesofbadinvestmentat thebank.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesDifficult situations and unpleasant experiences
a hard/tough row to hoeidiom
a rough rideidiom
abyss
adversity
atyourworstidiom
bad hair day
banana skin
emergence
epidemic
genie
hardness
have a bumpy rideidiom
havesomeoneover a barrelidiom
rabbit hole
reversal
rigour
rollercoaster
the Augean Stablesidiom
the hard wayidiom
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the Augean Stables(Definition ofAugeanfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/augean##
