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hard line

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hard line
n.
A firm, uncompromising policy or position.
hard-line adj.
hard-liner n.
hard line
Noun
an uncompromising policy: a hard line on drugs
Adjective
hard-line
tough and uncompromising: a hard-line attitude to the refugee problem
hardliner n
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Noun1.hard line - a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs"
stance, posture, position - a rationalized mental attitude
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As the girl grasped the significance of his words she paled, but her lips set in a hard line and her eyes shone with a sudden fire of determination as she dropped the plane to within a few feet of the ground and at the opposite end of the meadow from the blacks and then at full speed bore down upon the savages.
Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
And as Joan de Tany watched she saw the smile suddenly freeze to a cold, hard line, and the eyes of the man narrow to mere slits, and her woman's intuition read the death warrant of the King's officer ere the sword of the outlaw buried itself in his heart.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The hunters, on the other hand, had stronger and more diversified faces, with hard lines and the marks of the free play of passions.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
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