very+hard

  • 11hard done by — Badly treated • • • Main Entry: ↑hard * * * Brit. harshly or unfairly treated she would be justified in feeling hard done by * * * hard done by see ↑hard, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑done hard done …

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  • 12hard-fought — adj a hard fought game, competition etc involves two opposing sides who are trying very hard to defeat each other a hard fought battle/contest/game etc ▪ one of the most hard fought games this season ▪ a hard fought battle for the presidency …

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  • 13hard\ row\ to\ hoe — • hard row to hoe • tough row to hoe n. phr. A hard life to live; a very hard job to do. She has a hard row to hoe with six children and her husband dead. Young people without enough education will have a tough row to hoe when they have to… …

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  • 14hard-earned — UK US adjective [before noun] ► earned by working very hard: hard earned cash/money/dollars »Working families are paying more and more of their hard earned dollars for their health care. »The company s attempts to drive down costs have hurt its… …

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  • 15hard´-head´ed|ness — hard head|ed «HAHRD HEHD ihd», adjective. 1. not easily excited or deceived; practical; shrewd: »a good hard headed businessman. 2. stubborn; obstinate: »He is very hard headed and will not accept new ideas easily. –hard´ head´ed|ly, adverb …

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  • 16hard´-head´ed|ly — hard head|ed «HAHRD HEHD ihd», adjective. 1. not easily excited or deceived; practical; shrewd: »a good hard headed businessman. 2. stubborn; obstinate: »He is very hard headed and will not accept new ideas easily. –hard´ head´ed|ly, adverb …

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  • 17hard-head|ed — «HAHRD HEHD ihd», adjective. 1. not easily excited or deceived; practical; shrewd: »a good hard headed businessman. 2. stubborn; obstinate: »He is very hard headed and will not accept new ideas easily. –hard´ head´ed|ly, adverb …

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  • 18hard-working — adjective * a hard working person puts a lot of effort into their work: a hard working student She was very hard working and reliable …

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  • 19hard|tack — «HAHRD TAK», noun. a very hard, dry biscuit, eaten especially by sailors, and sometimes by soldiers; ship biscuit; pilot biscuit; sea biscuit; sea bread. Hardtack resists spoiling …

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  • 20worked very hard — labored very diligently …

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