- hard line
- {n. phr.} Tough political policy. * /Although modern economists were trying to persuade him to open up to the West, Castro has always taken the hard line approach./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hard line
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hard-line — (adj.) 1958, originally in reference to Soviet communist policies, from HARD (Cf. hard) + LINE (Cf. line) (n.) in the political sense. Related: Hard liner (1963) … Etymology dictionary
hard-line — adj having extreme political beliefs, and refusing to change them ▪ a hard line Marxist →hard line at ↑hard1 (21) … Dictionary of contemporary English
hard-line — hard′ line′ or hard′line adj. cvb gov adhering rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan; uncompromising • Etymology: 1960–65, amer. hard′ lin′er, n … From formal English to slang
hard-line — [adj] firm adamant, hard boiled*, hard core, hard nosed*, inflexible, militant, stand pat*, staunch, steadfast, stern, stiff, strict, unbending, uncompromising, ungiving, unyielding; concepts 267,403,542 … New thesaurus
hard-line — ☆ hard line [härd′līn΄ ] adj. characterized by an aggressive, unyielding position in politics, foreign policy, etc … English World dictionary
hard line — hard′ line′ n. cvb gov an uncompromising or unyielding stand, esp. in politics … From formal English to slang
hard line — ► NOUN ▪ an uncompromising adherence to a firm policy. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ uncompromising; strict. DERIVATIVES hardliner noun … English terms dictionary
hard line — noun a firm and uncompromising stance or position the governor took a hard line on drugs • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑stance, ↑posture * * * ˌhard ˈline [hard line] noun … Useful english dictionary
Hard Line — Infobox Album Name = Hard Line Type = Studio Artist = The Blasters Released = Start date|1985 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = Label = Slash Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=10:aiftxqq5ld6e… … Wikipedia
hard-line — adjective having extreme political beliefs, and refusing to change them: a hard line Marxist see also: take a hard line on/over hard 1 (33) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hard line — n. (pol.) to adopt, take; follow a hard line * * * [ˌhɑːd laɪn] follow a hard line take (pol.) to adopt … Combinatory dictionary
