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be a hard/tough act to follow be as hard as nails be hard pressed be hard put to do something be hard up between a rock and a hard place The bigger they are, the harder they fall. die hard die-hard drive a hard bargain fall on hard times feel hard done-by give someone a hard time hard cash hard feelings

hard going Hard lines. hard put to do something the hard sell the hard stuff hard to swallow hard to take hard-boiled hard-nosed a hard-on hard/hot on someone's heels hard/hot on the heels of something Hard/Tough cheddar! Hard/Tough cheese! a hard/tough nut

a hard/tough nut to crack a hard/tough row to hoe have a hard time (of it) have a hard time doing something hit something hard learn (something) the hard way make hard work of something/doing something no hard and fast rules no hard feelings play hard to get the school of hard knocks take a long hard look at something take a long, hard look at something think long and hard