The phrase "a tough case for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation or problem that is difficult to resolve or understand, often in a legal or analytical context.
Example: "This is a tough case for the defense attorney, as the evidence against the client is quite strong."
Alternatives: "a challenging situation for" or "a difficult scenario for".
Daryl has always been a tough case for The Walking Dead, but again, in the Angela Kang era, he's become a great character again.
Gaza is a tough case for international law.
"I do believe my client did her best to tell the truth and did her best to put her life back together after these two years". Makino ultimately found there was enough evidence to move forward, but said it would be a tough case for prosecutors.
"If it's judged a private agency, that's a tougher case for him," Zev Yaroslavsky, chairman of the Board of County Supervisors, said of Mr. Cooley.
It's a tough case even for the eminent detective himself, so Watson calls on former patient Shinwell Johnson (True Blood's Nelsan Ellis).
It seemed like a tough case to make — polls consistently show support for higher taxes on the wealthy, and tax revenue is at a 50-year low of less than 15percentt of GDP, well below its historic average of 18percentt.
While the concept is intriguing, it would be tough case for regulators.
If the TV had been shattered, it would have probably been a much tougher case for the liquidation company to refuse a refund.
The tough cases for Hobbes are those where breaking a promise would result in the promise breaker escaping the reach of the sovereign altogether by becoming a sovereign, i.e., cases of revolution or usurpation.
(Sadly for me, skiing is the same way.) Thankfully, Otterbox makes some extremely tough cases for most iPod flavors, so even when you crash and burn, your iPod will emerge unscathed from the wreckage.
For many, a particularly tough case like Ms. J can lead to "secondary traumatic stress". This is a PTSD-like process where a bad case sticks with the provider and makes it hard to keep giving emotionally and ultimately to losing the joy of the work.
