Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, informal)An unsympathetic retort to someone suffering misfortune.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. What is the hardest cheese?

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Do you prefer hard or soft cheese?

    deHast du harten oder weichen Käse lieber? — raggione

    sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Synonyms

12 synonyms
bad luckhard lineshard luckstiff cheddartough breaktough cookietough cookiestough lucktough noogiestough tittiestough toenailstough toodles

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hardA1hardballhardcore

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