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1hard done by — Badly treated • • • Main Entry: ↑hard * * * Brit. harshly or unfairly treated she would be justified in feeling hard done by * * * hard done by see ↑hard, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑done hard done …
2hard done by — ► hard done by Brit. harshly or unfairly treated. Main Entry: ↑hard …
3hard done by — adjective used, cheated, dejected King should feel a bit hard done by after being replaced in the team …
4hard done by — overworked, asked to do too much With all the help Bonnie gets, she s not hard done by …
5hard done by — Brit. harshly or unfairly treated. → hard …
6be hard done by — be/feel/hard done by informal phrase to be treated in an unfair way, or feel that you have been treated in an unfair way Thesaurus: to be, or to become sad, regretful or upsetsynonym Main entry …
7feel hard done by — be/feel/hard done by informal phrase to be treated in an unfair way, or feel that you have been treated in an unfair way Thesaurus: to be, or to become sad, regretful or upsetsynonym Main entry …
8feel hard done-by — if you feel hard done by, you feel you have been treated unfairly. I m feeling hard done by because I ve been looking after the kids all week while Steve s been out every night …
9hard — ► ADJECTIVE 1) solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced. 2) requiring or demonstrating a great deal of endurance or effort; difficult. 3) (of a person) not showing any signs of weakness; tough. 4) (of information or a subject… …
10hard — hard1 W1S1 [ha:d US ha:rd] adj comparative harder superlative hardest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(firm to touch)¦ 2¦(difficult)¦ 3¦(work/effort)¦ 4¦(full of problems)¦ 5 be hard on somebody 6 be hard on something 7 do something the hard way …
