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Definition of hard-ass in English: hard-assadjective North American informal Tough and uncompromising. I just can't take her seriously as a hard-ass cop Example sentencesExamples - There is something for everyone, whether you're a hard-ass rocker, a fan of sappy love songs from the fifties, or just an average Joe like me.
- I can still picture this hard-ass character extolling the virtues of exotic music.
- He often tends to play the roles of hard-ass, driven characters.
- These hard-ass paratroopers faced some pretty tough challenges.
- The flakiness, for what it's worth, is a far better option than having another hard-ass female in Hollywood.
- It's never very clear what he exactly is—a hard-ass biker thug?
- It's an inspirational sports film about a group of ragtag student athletes egged on to greatness by their unconventional hard-ass coach.
- I learned to step out of the spotlight and stop making myself a hard-ass target for the attacks.
- He was so militant, like an old-school, hard-ass chef.
- He's a sleazy, desperately ambitious agent who will stop at nothing to please the hard-ass newspaper columnist.
noun North American informal A tough, uncompromising person. he had a reputation as a hard-ass Example sentencesExamples - The colonel is an unstable hard-ass with disturbingly huge eyebrows and a gun given to him by John Wayne.
- He's perfect as a camp hard-ass, spouting absurd rhetoric in his gravelly voice while depriving the inmates of the necessities of life.
- He tries approaching fatherhood the same way his father did—as a hard-ass—only to realize that Amy is a lot tougher than she appears.
- The crass chief of neurosurgery is a high-strung hard-ass from Boston who makes life miserable for everyone.
- You have to be part diplomat and part hard-ass.
- The company recently recruited a hard-ass to manhandle the public.
- You know, you used to be a real hard-ass, but since the company started letting us have a few at lunch, you've calmed down.
- He doesn't shift believably between hard-ass and lover, and most of the time he actually seems bored.
- He learns to be a hard-ass, albeit always an amusing one.
- You often say in interviews that people misperceive you as a cynical hard-ass.
Definition of hard-ass in US English: hard-assadjective North American informal Tough and uncompromising. I just can't take her seriously as a hard-ass cop Example sentencesExamples - He's a sleazy, desperately ambitious agent who will stop at nothing to please the hard-ass newspaper columnist.
- He was so militant, like an old-school, hard-ass chef.
- The flakiness, for what it's worth, is a far better option than having another hard-ass female in Hollywood.
- It's an inspirational sports film about a group of ragtag student athletes egged on to greatness by their unconventional hard-ass coach.
- These hard-ass paratroopers faced some pretty tough challenges.
- He often tends to play the roles of hard-ass, driven characters.
- I learned to step out of the spotlight and stop making myself a hard-ass target for the attacks.
- I can still picture this hard-ass character extolling the virtues of exotic music.
- It's never very clear what he exactly is—a hard-ass biker thug?
- There is something for everyone, whether you're a hard-ass rocker, a fan of sappy love songs from the fifties, or just an average Joe like me.
noun North American informal A tough, uncompromising person. he had a reputation as a hard-ass Example sentencesExamples - He tries approaching fatherhood the same way his father did—as a hard-ass—only to realize that Amy is a lot tougher than she appears.
- The company recently recruited a hard-ass to manhandle the public.
- He learns to be a hard-ass, albeit always an amusing one.
- The crass chief of neurosurgery is a high-strung hard-ass from Boston who makes life miserable for everyone.
- The colonel is an unstable hard-ass with disturbingly huge eyebrows and a gun given to him by John Wayne.
- You have to be part diplomat and part hard-ass.
- You often say in interviews that people misperceive you as a cynical hard-ass.
- He's perfect as a camp hard-ass, spouting absurd rhetoric in his gravelly voice while depriving the inmates of the necessities of life.
- You know, you used to be a real hard-ass, but since the company started letting us have a few at lunch, you've calmed down.
- He doesn't shift believably between hard-ass and lover, and most of the time he actually seems bored.
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