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hard line
noun
an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in
politics
.
Origin:
1965–70
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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hard-line
/
ˈhɑrdˌlaɪn
/
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[
hahrd
-lahyn
]
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adjective
adhering rigidly to a
dogma
, theory, or plan; uncompromising or unyielding:
hard-line union demands.
Also,
hard·line
.
Origin:
1960–65,
Americanism
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hard-line
adjective
firm and uncompromising; "a hard-line policy"
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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"Now a writer can make himself a nice career while he is alive by espousing a political cause, working for it, making a profession of believing in it, and if it wins he will be very well placed. All politics is a matter of working hard without reward, or with a living wage for a time, in the hope of booty later. A man can be a Fascist or a Communist and if his outfit gets in he can get to be an ambassador or have a million copies of his books printed by the Government or any of the other rewards the boys dream about."
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