| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. Hard lot. --C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.].[Websters]. | |
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Common Expressions: HARD LINES
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Hard lines | Hard lot. --C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.]. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: HARD LINES
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hard Lines | Literature | 1: Hard terms; "rather rough treatment;" exacting. Lines mean lot or allotment (measured out by a line measure), as, "The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage," i.e. my allotment is excellent. Hard lines = an unfavourable allotment (or task). 2: "That was hard lines upon me, after I had given up everything." - G. Eliot. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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