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English Idioms :: hard
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harch.html - See: GIVE A HARD TIME, GO HARD WITH, SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS. |
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English Idioms :: hard as nails
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harch.html - {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not flabby or soft; physically very fit; tough and strong. * /After a summer of work in the country, Jack was as hard as nails, without a pound of extra weight./ 2. Not gentle or mild; rough; stern. * /Johnny works for a boss who is as hard as nails and scolds Johnny roughly whenever he does something wrong./ |
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English Idioms :: hard cash
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harch.html - {n.} Money that is paid at the time of purchase; real money; silver and bills. * /Mr. Jones bought a new car and paid cold cash for it./ * * /Some stores sell things only for cold cash./ Compare: CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD. |
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English Idioms :: hard cash
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harch.html - {n.} Money that is paid at the time of purchase; real money; silver and bills. * /Mr. Jones bought a new car and paid cold cash for it./ * * /Some stores sell things only for cold cash./ Compare: CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD. |
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English Idioms :: hard feeling
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harch.html - {n.} Angry or bitter feeling; enmity. - Usually used in the plural. * /Jim asked Andy to shake hands with him, just to show that there were no hard feelings./ * /Bob and George once quarreled over a girl, and there are still hard feelings between them./ |
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English Idioms :: hard going
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harch.html - {adj. phr.} Fraught with difficulty. * /Dave finds his studies of math hard going./ |
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