be hard on (one)
be hard on (one)
1. To treat one overly strictly or harshly. Please don't be hard on Tessa—she's such a sensitive kid. I know I didn't do well on the exam, but I didn't expect my dad to be so hard on me about it—he grounded me for a month!
2. To be unfair or difficult for one to endure. It's hard on me to watch you suffer like this.
See also: hard, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be ˈhard on somebody
1 treat, criticize or punish somebody too severely: Don’t be too hard on little Emma. She didn’t intend to break the cup.
2 be unfair to somebody; be unfortunate for somebody: It’s hard on the people who have to work on New Year’s Day.
See also: hard, on, somebody
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- be hard on somebody
- come down hard on (someone or something)
- come down hard on someone
- get (something) wrong
- get it wrong
- I didn't (quite) catch that (last) remark
- run on (something)
- I didn't catch that remark. and I didn't get that.; I didn't hear you
- I didn't (quite) catch that
- didnt