Pull+hard
51it is easier to pull down than to build up — 1577 R. STANYHURST Hist. Ireland in Holinshed Chronicles 89 It is easie to raze, but hard to buylde. 1587 J. BRIDGES Defence of Government in Church of England VI. 518 We may quicklier pull downe with one hande, than wee can easilie builde againe …
52(a) long pull — a long pull mainly american phrase a lot of effort to achieve something over a long period of time It’s been a long pull, but I’m through those exams. Thesaurus: hard work and effortsynonym Main entry: pull …
53The Hard Word — Infobox Film name = The Hard Word image size = caption = Theatrical release poster director = Scott Roberts producer = Al Clark writer = Scott Roberts narrator = starring = Guy Pearce Rachel Griffiths Robert Taylor music = David Thrussell… …
54To pull in one's horns — Horn Horn (h[^o]rn), n. [AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn, G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. horn, Goth. ha[ u]rn, W., Gael., & Ir. corn, L. cornu, Gr. ke ras, and perh. also to E. cheer, cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. [,c]iras head. Cf. {Carat}, {Corn} on… …
55strain — strain1 [streın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worry)¦ 2¦(difficulty)¦ 3¦(force)¦ 4¦(injury)¦ 5¦(plant/animal)¦ 6¦(quality)¦ 7¦(way of saying something)¦ 8 strains of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 4; Date: 1500 1600; Origin …
56strain — 1 noun 1 WORRY (C, U) worry caused by having to deal with a problem or work too hard over a long period of time: The trial has been a terrible strain for both of us. | put a strain on sb/sth: Nick s frequent trips were putting a strain on their… …
57tug — [tug] vi. tugged, tugging [ME tuggen, prob. < ON toga, to draw, pull, akin to OE togian (see TOW1), teon, to pull < IE base * deuk , to draw, pull > DUCT] 1. to exert great effort in pulling; pull hard; drag; haul: often with at 2. to… …
58tug — I. verb (tugged; tugging) Etymology: Middle English tuggen; akin to Old English togian to pull more at tow Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to pull hard 2. to struggle in opposition ; contend 3. to …
59tug — I. v. a. Pull (with great effort), draw, haul, drag. II. v. n. 1. Pull hard, pull with great effort. 2. Labor, struggle, strive. III. n. 1. Hard pull, great effort. 2. Tow boat …
60Lug — 1. v. & n. v. (lugged, lugging) 1 tr. a drag or tug (a heavy object) with effort or violence. b (usu. foll. by round, about) carry (something heavy) around with one. 2 tr. (usu. foll. by in, into) introduce (a subject etc.) irrelevantly. 3 tr.… …
