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  • 11hard as nails — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not flabby or soft; physically very fit; tough and strong. * /After a summer of work in the country, Jack was as hard as nails, without a pound of extra weight./ 2. Not gentle or mild; rough; stern. * /Johnny works for… …

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  • 12fact of life — plural facts of life n 1.) an unpleasant situation that exists and that must be accepted ▪ Mass unemployment seems to be a fact of life nowadays. ▪ Persuading others to accept the hard financial facts of life is not a very popular job. 2.) the… …

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  • 13Hard Times — For other uses, see Hard Times (disambiguation). Hard Times   …

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  • 14Hard and soft G — A hard g vs. a soft g is a feature that occurs in many languages, including English, in which two distinct major sounds (phonemes) are represented by the Latin letter g . A hard g is typically (but not always) pronounced as a voiced plosive,… …

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  • 15fact — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ important, interesting, relevant, salient ▪ You must look at all the relevant facts. ▪ basic, simple ▪ …

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  • 16fact */*/*/ — UK [fækt] / US noun Word forms fact : singular fact plural facts 1) a) [countable] a piece of true information They have simply attempted to state the facts. fact about: The classes are designed to help children discover basic scientific facts.… …

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  • 17Hard Boiled — For the Frank Miller and Geof Darrow comic book, see Hard Boiled (comic). For the literary genre, see Hardboiled. For the food, see boiled eggs. Infobox Film name = Hard Boiled caption = Dragon Dynasty Region 1 DVD, released in 2007 writer =… …

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  • 18Hard Rain (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Hard Rain Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Birmingham, England Instrument = Genre = Rock Melodic Rock Progressive rock Occupation = Years active …

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  • 19Hard rock — Infobox Music genre name=Hard rock bgcolor=crimson color=white stylistic origins=Blues rock Garage rock Psychedelic rock Rock and roll cultural origins=Mid 1960s, United Kingdom and United States instruments=Electric guitar Bass guitar Vocals… …

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  • 20fact — noun 1 TRUE INFORMATION (C) a piece of information that is known to be true: First of all, we need to establish the facts of the case. (+ about): The book is full of interesting facts about the World Cup. | facts and figures (=the basic details,… …

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