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take a hard line with

See: HARD LINE, HARD-LINER.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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hard line

[hard line] {n. phr.} Tough political policy. * /Although modern economists were trying to persuade him to open up to the West, Castro has always taken the hard line approach./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hard-liner] {n.} A politician who takes the hard line. See: [HARD LINE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[line drive] {n.} A batted baseball that is usually hit hard and travels in the air not far above the ground. * /The batter hit a line drive to left […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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