makes me work hard, tough on me That job was hard on me. My back is sore from the lifting.
hard on (someone/something)
treat something/someone roughly His son is very hard on shoes.
hard on
1.near to 临近 He is hard on eighty.他快80岁了。 2.severe upon对…苛刻 He is hard on his employees.他对雇员太苛刻。
hard on one's heels
Idiom(s): hard on one's heels
Theme: PROXIMITY
following someone very closely; following very closely to someone's heels. (Informal.) • I ran as fast as I could, but the dog was still hard on my heels. • Here comes Sally, and John is hard on her heels.
come down hard on
Idiom(s): come down hard on sb or sth
Theme: SCOLDING
to attack vigorously; to scold someone severely. • Tom's parents really came down hard on him for coming home late. • Yes, they came down on him hard.
Hard on someone's heels
If you are hard on someone's heels, you are close to them and trying to catch or overtake them. ('Hot on someone's heels' is also used.)
be hard on|hard
v. phr. To be strict or critical with another; be severe. "Don't be so hard on Jimmy," Tom said. "He is bound to rebel as he gets older."
come down hard on|come|hard
v., informal 1. To scold or punish strongly. The principal came down hard on the boys for breaking the window. 2. To oppose strongly. The minister in his sermon came down hard on drinking.
hard-on
1. slang An erection.2. rude slang A able admiration or affection for something. Chrissy had a absolute hard-on for that band, but now she thinks they're sell-outs.
hard on someone
harming someone's feelings; ambitious abundant from someone. I ambition you wouldn't be so adamantine on me. So I accomplish mistakes. I never said I was perfect.Learn more: hard, on
hard on
1. Also, hard upon, adamantine by. In abutting proximity, as in The badge were adamantine on the heels of the thieves, or It was adamantine aloft three o'clock, or Their abode is adamantine by ours. The variants are acclimated beneath than hard on. [Second bisected of 1700s] 2. be adamantine on. Deal acutely with, account accident to. For example, He asked the abecedary not to be too adamantine on those who forgot the assignment, or That cat has absolutely been adamantine on the upholstery. [Second bisected of 1600s] Also see hard time, def. 2. Learn more: hard, onLearn more:
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