Grammar fix
hard decision
difficult choice
A situation where you have to choose between two or more options, and it is not easy to decide because each option has important consequences.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Quitting my job was a hard decision, but I knew it was the right thing to do.
In my opinion, choosing a university is a hard decision for many students because it can affect their future career and personal life.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: It was a hard decision to take.
Say: It was a hard decision to make.
In English you MAKE a decision (BrE sometimes 'take a decision' in formal contexts, but 'make' is always safe).
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'A hard decision to make' is natural; 'arduous determination' is overblown.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a hard decision
- make
- tough
- difficult
- face