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Hard line   /hɑrd laɪn/   Listen
Hard line

noun
1.
A firm and uncompromising stance or position.





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"Hard line" Quotes from Famous Books



... Betty shut the door. Then she followed Lady St. Craye into the sitting-room, lighted the lamp, drew the curtain across the clear April night, and stood looking enquiry—and not looking it kindly. Her lips were set in a hard line ...
— The Incomplete Amorist • E. Nesbit
... lips in the hard line that made him look the man of character his ancestor, John Dwight, had been when he legislated in the first Congress. "No, I shall not resign. It would be bad business in two ways: they would know I was hard up, and I should no longer meet in the same way ...
— The Sisters-In-Law • Gertrude Atherton
... turn, and her father dropped back into his former tone, his pale lips setting in a straight, hard line. ...
— The Littlest Rebel • Edward Peple


Words linked to "Hard line" :   posture, position, stance


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