hard to take
idiom
: difficult to be around due to being rude, annoying, etc.
He's a little hard to take sometimes.
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His efforts eventually proved successful and, following a nail-biting game of Russian roulette that the Recruiter lost, Gi-hun re-entered the games and worked hard to take them down from the inside.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 June 2025
That’s hard to take seriously no matter what passes as conventional wisdom among real economists.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Some investors are finding Trump’s threats hard to take seriously, seeing them as a negotiating tactic for a president unhappy with the lack of progress made on trade talks with the EU — even as the latter was the U.S.‘s largest trading partner by imports in 2024.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 May 2025
If Breaking Bad was a show about a man willingly becoming evil, Better Call Saul was a show about a man trying so hard to take the righteous path, but falling victim to everything put in his way.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 June 2025
That’s hard to take seriously no matter what passes as conventional wisdom among real economists.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Some investors are finding Trump’s threats hard to take seriously, seeing them as a negotiating tactic for a president unhappy with the lack of progress made on trade talks with the EU — even as the latter was the U.S.‘s largest trading partner by imports in 2024.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 May 2025
If Breaking Bad was a show about a man willingly becoming evil, Better Call Saul was a show about a man trying so hard to take the righteous path, but falling victim to everything put in his way.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Hard to take.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20to%20take. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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