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hard nut to crackUsed other than as an idiom: see hard, nut, crack.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackA place, opportunity, etc. to which it is difficult to gain entry.Rate it:

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hard nut to crackAn amount that is difficult to finance.Rate it:

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hard of hearingHaving difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf.Rate it:

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hard on the eyesuglyRate it:

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hard pill to swallowSomething that is difficult to accept.Rate it:

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hard pressedHaving or likely to have difficulty or to find a task almost impossible.Rate it:

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hard shouldermortorway shopping areaRate it:

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hard to come byDifficult to find; rareRate it:

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hard yardsThe key effort in completing a difficult taskRate it:

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hard-and-fastStrictly maintained.Rate it:

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hard-heartedunfeelingRate it:

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hard-nosedGuided by practical experience and observation rather than by theory.Rate it:

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hard-nosedHardheaded.Rate it:

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hard-nosedguided by practical experience and observation rather than by theoryRate it:

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hard-nosedhardheaded, stubbornRate it:

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hard-pressedBarely able. Having difficulty doing something.Rate it:

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hard-pressedExperiencing financial difficulty or difficulty in surviving.Rate it:

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hardenTo become hard.Rate it:

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heavy handedCome down hard on something or someone.Rate it:

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hit him like a ton of bricksvery hard or severelyRate it:

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hit someone for sixTo hit another person very hard.Rate it:

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hold backTo delay, especially in school.Rate it:

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hold yew hardWait for a moment. Be patient.Rate it:

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hospital passA poorly executed pass to a team-mate causing the receiver to present an easy target for a defender, and thus be tackled hard.Rate it:

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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?a tongue twister; if spoken over and over this phrase is hard to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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il a cela à cœur1. He is striving hard to do it. 2. He takes a lively interest in it.Rate it:

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il est à sec (pop.)He is hard up, broke, in low water.Rate it:

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il le mène bon train dans cette affaireHe drives him hard in that matter.Rate it:

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il se donne du bon tempsHe does not work too hard; He enjoys himself; He has a good time of it.Rate it:

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in the cutA secluded or hard to find locationRate it:

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it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.It being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly.Rate it:

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je suis à court d'argent (fam. à sec)I am short of money (fam. hard up, broke).Rate it:

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keep inTo require a pupil to stay after school as a punishment.Rate it:

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keep somebody in stitchesTo keep somebody laughing hard or amused.Rate it:

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Keep Your Nose to the GrindstoneImpelled to keep one self-busy all the time, always working hardRate it:

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l'herbe sera bien courte s'il ne trouve à brouterHe would live on nothing; It will go hard if he does not pick up a living.Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).Rate it:

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latch-key childA child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent.Rate it:

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le cheval courait ventre à terreThe horse was running as hard as he could tear.Rate it:

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le pauvre homme est toujours (comme un chien) à l'attacheThe poor man is a very slave, is compelled to work hard and constantly.Rate it:

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les eaux sont basses chez luiHe is hard up; He is in low water.Rate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.Rate it:

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like the clappersVery hard or very rapidly.Rate it:

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ludus (discendi or litterarum)an elementary school.Rate it:

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ludus gladiatoriusa school for gladiators.Rate it:

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make an honest pennyTo make an honest living through hard work.Rate it:

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malis urgerito be hard pressed by misfortune.Rate it:

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match dayThe day graduating medical-school students find out where they will serve as residents.Rate it:

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misery loves companyRepetitious, droll, depressing revelations of one's hard luck, always being left out of the fun, the prizes, never invited, always overlooked and pleading that others will come to the rescue!Rate it:

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