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• hard 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• hard done by — ► hard done by Brit. harshly or unfairly treated. Main Entry: ↑hard …   English terms dictionary

• hard done by — adjective used, cheated, dejected King should feel a bit hard done by after being replaced in the team …   Wiktionary

• hard done by — overworked, asked to do too much    With all the help Bonnie gets, she s not hard done by …   English idioms

• hard done by — Brit. harshly or unfairly treated. → hard …   English new terms dictionary

• be 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• feel 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• feel 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• hard — ► 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… …   English terms dictionary

• hard — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hard — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦ harder, hardest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is hard is very firm and stiff to touch and is not easily bent, cut, or broken. He shuffled his feet on the hard wooden floor... Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his …   English dictionary