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go hard with someone

idiom
Meaning

To lead to someone suffering; to place someone in difficulty or danger.


Examples
SIMPLE

Things will go hard with him if he misses the deadline.

CONTEXTUAL

The boss warned that it would go hard with anyone caught stealing from the company safe.

COMPLEX

If the evidence proves that he knowingly deceived the investors, it will undoubtedly go hard with him when the judge delivers the final sentence.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as if someone owns the place

    Alternative form of like someone owns the place.

  4. 04

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  5. 05

    beat someone round the ears

    To beat (a person) with blows about the head.

  6. 06

    bless someone with

    To give or bestow, as a gift from God.

  7. 07

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  8. 08

    bone hard

    As hard as a bone, rock hard.

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