| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| hard feelings |
unfriendly feelings, resentment
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After the argument, Bill said, "I hope there are no hard feelings."
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| hard line |
statement or policy that a person refuses to change
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The principal takes a hard line on school attendance. I must attend.
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| hard liquor |
strong liquor (rum etc.) with 40 % alcohol
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The bar was serving beer, wine and several kinds of hard liquor.
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| hard nosed |
firm, tough; refusing to lower his price or standard
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Ms. Bond is hard nosed. If you plagiarize, you fail the course.
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| hard of hearing |
not able to hear very well, partly deaf
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Now that Grandpa's in his 80s, he's quite hard of hearing.
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| hard-on [B] |
(See a hard-on)
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| hard on me |
makes me work hard, tough on me
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That job was hard on me. My back is sore from the lifting.
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| hard pressed |
challenged, faced with a hard task
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They'll be hard pressed to find a person who doesn't drink coffee.
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| hard put |
unable to answer easily, stump me
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He was hard put to answer the questions on cold fission.
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| hard row to hoe |
(See a hard row to hoe)
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