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hard lines

noun

Chiefly British Slang.
  1. bad luck; bad breaks (often used as an interjection).



hard lines

  1. Also: hard cheese.informalbad luck

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hard lines1

First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences

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There are hard lines of propriety between Fox and the rest of the world, and despite — or perhaps because of — that, Oates makes plain that seduction, narrative and instruction each entail the exercise of power.

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Giving him a face and a broken heart and Goldstein’s soulfulness asks us to reexamine our own hard lines — and wonder whether they’re protective or binding.

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It will be a land of hard lines and harsh realities where loyalties and allegiances revolve around one man Donald Trump.

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Lawmakers have taken increasingly hard lines on China’s labor practices, intellectual property theft from foreign businesses and generous subsidies for factories that produce far more than Chinese consumers can buy.

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England are back on the front foot and running hard lines at the blue wall.

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