亚洲网紅露点

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hard line

1

noun

  1. an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.


hard-line

2
or 丑补谤诲路濒颈苍别

[ hahrd-lahyn ]

adjective

  1. adhering rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan; uncompromising or unyielding:

    hard-line union demands.

hard line

noun

    1. an uncompromising course or policy
    2. hardline ( as modifier )

      a hardline policy

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢丑补谤诲藞濒颈苍别谤, noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of hard line1

First recorded in 1965鈥70

Origin of hard line2

An Americanism dating back to 1960鈥65
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Idioms and Phrases

A firm, uncompromising policy or position. For example, The President was taking a hard line on the budget . [c. 1960]
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Example Sentences

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An EU-wide deal would be likely to face resistance from some European countries, such as Hungary, which has taken a hard line on migrants entering the country.

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They took a hard line and refused to even disclose the flight times for airplanes that flew to El Salvador.

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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.

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But this hard line merely strengthened the resolve of the three juntas.

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They had taken a hard line since the operation intensified.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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