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hard case

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hard case
n.
1. A tough, unsentimental person.
2. A person who is persistently insolent or difficult to control.


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I declare it's a very hard case indeed, and I am a most unfortunate girl.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
This Makawao is evidently one of them, and a hard case as well, if there's anything in Johnny's gammon about twenty pounds reward for him.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
He ain't the hard case he's trying to make himself believe he is.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
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