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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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historiahistory (as a science).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 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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it's not what you know but who you knowFor success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you knowRate 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 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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Klaatu barada niktoA stock science-fiction phrase, typically used as a code or shibboleth.Rate 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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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 a rockTough as a rock, Hard as a rockRate it:

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like the clappersVery hard or very rapidly.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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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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navem remis concitare, incitareto row hard.Rate it:

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needs a swift kick in the slats!Depression Expression; Threats and assertions of physical violence toward certain individuals during 'hard times' was common. Circa 1929-1939.Rate it:

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no guts, no glorySuccess will not be achieved without hard work and struggle.Rate it:

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no hard feelings(I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); There's no bad blood between (us, etc.).Rate it:

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nose to the grindstoneHard at work.Rate it:

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old habits die hardExisting habits are hard to change.Rate it:

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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.Rate it:

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out of house and homeGlobal Checkup: How Healthy is Earth?, Science NOW.Rate it:

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parece mentiraIt's hard to believeRate it:

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party hardyto party very hard, possibly not remembering later what happened at the partyRate it:

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payer argent comptantTo pay ready money; To pay in hard cash.Rate it:

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payer en bonnes espèces sonnantes (et trébuchantes)To pay in hard cash.Rate it:

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philosophia, in qua de bonis rebus et malis, deque hominum vita et moribus disputaturmoral science; ethics.Rate it:

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philosophia, quae est de vita et moribus (Acad. 1. 5. 19)moral science; ethics.Rate it:

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play the race cardDonald A. Carson, Love in Hard Places p.94.Rate it:

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practise makes a man perfectDo more practice and hard work to gain something that you want....Rate it:

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