hit hard
idiom
: to be affected badly : to be harmed
Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs.
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Deaths over the years, including students, hit hard, too.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
From Deadwood to Gone Girl, Sons of Anarchy to Briarpatch, Treme to Friday Night Lights, Dickens has long been a character actor who can, as Billie Eilish would say, hit hard and soft, exuding both soothing gentleness and no-nonsense authority.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2025
But its French and Italian brands could be hit hard.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 19 May 2025
Meanwhile Yoshihiro Murai, governor of Miyagi prefecture, which was hit hard during the 2011 quake, spoke out against the impact of superstitious beliefs on Japan’s tourism.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
From Deadwood to Gone Girl, Sons of Anarchy to Briarpatch, Treme to Friday Night Lights, Dickens has long been a character actor who can, as Billie Eilish would say, hit hard and soft, exuding both soothing gentleness and no-nonsense authority.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2025
But its French and Italian brands could be hit hard.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 19 May 2025
Meanwhile Yoshihiro Murai, governor of Miyagi prefecture, which was hit hard during the 2011 quake, spoke out against the impact of superstitious beliefs on Japan’s tourism.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
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“Hit hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20hard. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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