take (something) hard

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take (something) hard

To be affected by something in a profoundly negative way. I know Jeff took it hard when he lost his job, but he needs to get back up and start looking for work. I think Samantha took the news pretty hard, so you might want to give her a bit of space right now.

take something ˈhard

be very upset by something: He took his wife’s death very hard.

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Justice Dost said it was cruelty to take hard work from over 60-year-old prisoners.

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Also, a senior Iranian negotiator expressed the hope that the top diplomats of the Group 5+1 who have arrived in Geneva in the last two days for a final deal over Tehran's nuclear program will be ready to take hard decisions to enable the negotiations to move forward.

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She said that only those nations make progress which take hard decisions, and thats why PPP was taking hard decisions to ensure better future to the people of Pakistan.