一筋縄ひとすじなわではいかない
hitosujinawadewa ikanai

i-Adjective
Expression

1. not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage

Related to 一筋縄
さき時間じかん居眠いねむりしたぶんわせて、今度こんど試験しけんはどうも一筋ひとすじなわではいかないかんじがただよっている。
sakino jikanni inemuri shita bummo awasete kondono shikenwa dōmo hitosujinawadewa ikanai kanjiga tadayotte iru.
Taking into account the time I'd just spent napping, I'm really picking up the sense that this time's exam really won't be straight forward.
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