*linguistic rant on*
Lawrence O'Donnell was interviewing Hillary Clinton. He asked her about Kamala's progress toward the election.
   She replied, "Oh she's got a "tough road to hoe"!
   That's another of those commonly mis-quoted aphorisms that people toss around without thinking.
   One hoes a ROW, like in a garden, not a road!
   ?"Richmond is a hard road to travel, I believes"? ...Good thing one didn't try to hoe all the way.

It's like those who say "It's a doggy-dog world."! or "wrecking havoc". I'm sure folks can think of others.

*rant off* for now.