do the hard yards
do the hard yards
To do particularly hard work or put forth a large amount of effort (toward some task), especially in sports. You're never going to have a successful business if you aren't willing to do the hard yards yourself. Our team did the hard yards all game long, and we managed to pull out a victory in the end because of it.
See also: hard, yard
hard yards
Particularly hard work or a large amount of effort (toward some task), especially in sports. Often used with the verbs "do," "make," or "put in." You're never going to have a successful business if you aren't willing to put in the hard yards yourself. Our team did the hard yards all game long, and we managed to pull out a victory in the end because of it.
See also: hard, yard
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- break a sweat
- go forth
- from this/that day forth
- break (one's) balls
- break balls
- break balls to do something
- break one’s balls
- set forth
- bend (one's) efforts
- bend your mind/efforts to something