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hard line
1noun
- an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
hard-line
2[ hahrd-lahyn ]
adjective
- adhering rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan; uncompromising or unyielding:
hard-line union demands.
hard line
noun
- an uncompromising course or policy
- hardline ( as modifier )
a hardline policy
Derived Forms
- ËŒ³ó²¹°ù»åˈ±ô¾±²Ô±ð°ù, noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hard line1
Origin of hard line2
Idioms and Phrases
A firm, uncompromising policy or position. For example, The President was taking a hard line on the budget . [c. 1960]Example Sentences
They took a hard line and refused to even disclose the flight times for airplanes that flew to El Salvador.
The Trump administration has touted a hard line on immigration, vowing mass deportations, opening Guantanamo Bay to detainees, and adding military along the southern border.
But this hard line merely strengthened the resolve of the three juntas.
They had taken a hard line since the operation intensified.
"It's a crime against the economy, it's an attack on the economy," Mines Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Wednesday as he defended the hard line taken against the miners.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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