Hard
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hard definition


  1. mod.
    fermented, as with cider. (See also hard liquor.) : This juice got hard. What shall I do with it?
  2. mod.
    having to do with an addictive drug. (Compare this with soft.) : Hard drugs are easier to get than ever before.
  3. mod.
    tough. (Akin to hardhearted; hard as nails.) : Only the hard guys get through basic training.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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hard

In addition to the idioms beginning with hard, also see between a rock and a hard place; cold (hard) cash; come down (hard) on; die hard; drive a (hard) bargain; go hard with; no hard feelings; play hardball; play hard to get; school of hard knocks; tough (hard) row to hoe.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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