hard line

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

[sing.] a strict policy or attitude: the judge's hard line against drug dealers * The government took a hard line on the strike.

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This is a English–English dictionary entry.

Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

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hard drug hard-earned hard-edged harden hard-faced hard-fought hard hat hard-headed hard-hearted hard-hitting hard labour

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