hard+life

  • 21hard — 1 adjective FIRM TO TOUCH 1 firm and stiff, and difficult to press down, break, or cut: Diamond is the hardest substance known to man. | The plums are much too hard to be eaten now. | The chairs in the waiting room felt hard and uncomfortable.… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22life */*/*/ — UK [laɪf] / US noun Word forms life : singular life plural lives UK [laɪvz] / US Metaphor: Life is like a journey, and your experiences are like different parts of a journey. Dying is like travelling to another place. The baby arrived just after… …

    English dictionary

  • 23hard — hard1 [ hard ] adjective *** ▸ 1 firm & not easy to break ▸ 2 difficult to do ▸ 3 full of problems ▸ 4 strong & not frightened ▸ 5 unkind/cruel ▸ 6 with much physical force ▸ 7 about water ▸ 8 winter/frost: severe ▸ 9 facts, etc.: can be proved ▸ …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24hard */*/*/ — I UK [hɑː(r)d] / US [hɑrd] adjective Word forms hard : adjective hard comparative harder superlative hardest 1) stiff, firm, and not easy to bend or break hard wooden benches The plastic was chosen because it is very hard and durable. 2) a)… …

    English dictionary

  • 25hard — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (of a substance, material, etc.) firm and solid; unyielding to pressure; not easily cut. 2 a difficult to understand or explain (a hard problem). b difficult to accomplish (a hard decision). c (foll. by to + infin.) not… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 26hard*/*/*/ — [hɑːd] adj I 1) stiff, firm, and not easy to bend or break hard wooden benches[/ex] The ice on the lake was so hard we could walk on it.[/ex] 2) difficult to do Some of the questions were very hard.[/ex] I found the English exam quite hard.[/ex]… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 27hard row to hoe — or[tough row to hoe] {n. phr.} A hard life to live; a very hard job to do. * /She has a hard row to hoe with six children and her husband dead./ * /Young people without enough education will have a tough row to hoe when they have to support… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 28hard row to hoe — or[tough row to hoe] {n. phr.} A hard life to live; a very hard job to do. * /She has a hard row to hoe with six children and her husband dead./ * /Young people without enough education will have a tough row to hoe when they have to support… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 29hard — 1. adjective /hɑːd,hɑɹd/ a) Resistant to pressure. a hard problem b) Requiring a lot of effort to do or understand a hard life Syn: resistant, solid …

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  • 30Hard doer — (older slang) doer that works particularly hard, or has had a particularly hard life …

    Dictionary of Australian slang