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A Hard Nut To Crack »
(a difficult person to understand...)


A Little Hard Work Never Hurt Anyone »
(it is good to work hard sometimes; one should not complain about working hard because it is a good thing...)


A Little Hard Work Never Killed Anyone »
(working hard does one good...)


Between A Rock And A Hard Place »
(stuck in a difficult situation...)


Driving A Hard Bargain »
(pushing hard to get what you want...)


Find Something Out The Hard Way »
(one learned it by making a mistake...)


Get The Hard Sell »
(one is trying to force someone to buy something...)


No Hard Feelings »
(let's not be angry; I am not angry; please don't be angry...)


Old Habits Die Hard »
(it is hard to forget old ways of doing things...)


Take A Hard Line With Someone »
(not be willing to compromise or change one's opinion...)


A Fighting Chance »
(having a chance to win if they fight very hard...)


A Hive Of Activity »
(a place where people are busy and working hard...)


A Sporting Chance »
(the chance to win if one tries hard...)


All Tuckered Out »
(very tired from working hard...)


An A For Effort »
(i see that you tried very hard; i respect your hard work...)


Bending Over Backwards »
(make an extra effort; try extra hard to do it...)


Bite The Bullet »
(wait when it is hard to wait...)


Burning The Midnight Oil »
(up late at night working hard...)


Burning Yourself Out »
(working so hard that you become exhausted...)


Doing Your Level Best »
(try hard and do the best you can...)


Ease Off On It »
(let go after pushing too hard...)


Ease Up On Her »
(not push that one so hard...)


Feel The Pinch »
(one has less money to spend because of hard times...)


Fruits Of One's Labors »
(what one gets as a result of hard work...)


Get Into High Gear »
(moving more quickly; going fast; working hard; not wasted time...)


Hang In There »
(keep working hard; don't quit...)


Money Does Not Grow On Trees »
(earning money takes a lot of hard work...)


No Pain, No Gain »
(you must work hard if you want big results...)


Pack A Punch »
(hit very hard; strike with a very strong blow...)


Split One's Sides With Laughter »
(laughing so hard one feels a pain in the gut...)


Take Great Pains To Do Something »
(make a very true effort; try hard...)


Talk Is Cheap »
(it is easy to talk about doing things but it takes hard work to really do things...)


The Daily Grind »
(the hard work that one does every day...)


To Err Is Human, To Forgive Divine »
(when people do things wrong we should try hard to forgive them because all people make mistakes...)




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