Idiom
hard pass
Meaning
An unequivocal rejection with no possibility of a later change of mind.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They invited me to the party, but it is a hard pass.”
“When my friend suggested we go skydiving this weekend, I gave him a hard pass.”
“Despite the recruiter's persistent efforts to schedule an interview, she issued a hard pass, having already accepted a position at a competing firm.”
Examples
simple
“They invited me to the party, but it is a hard pass.”
contextual
“When my friend suggested we go skydiving this weekend, I gave him a hard pass.”
complex
“Despite the recruiter's persistent efforts to schedule an interview, she issued a hard pass, having already accepted a position at a competing firm.”
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