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hard case; hard-case
noun
a hardened, tough person US, 1836- She was a bit of a hard case and likes to be different. — Dal Stivens, Jimmy Brockett, p. 175, 1951
- You think your [sic] a real hard case don’t you? — Frank Norman, Bang To Rights, p. 58, 1958
- Before the era of the psycho-analyst a tough boss was a “rugged individualist” and an eccentric character was a “hard case”. — Bill Wannan, Bullockies, Beauts and Bandicoots, p. 43, 1960
- “A hard-case bastard, that whippet,” Buffalo Bill said. “He seemed okay.” “He is, but he’s a hard case all the same.” — Ivan Agnew, Loner, p. 67, 1974
- Well, one day one of his mates at work, a bit of a hard case, said: “What are you worrying about? You’ve got plenty of money; why don’t you employ someone to do your worrying for you?” — Frank Hardy, Hardy’s People, p. 29, 1986
- He’s a hard case alright. You can’t help but like him though. — Robert G. Barrett, Davo’s Little Something, p. 197, 1992
- Juvey judge Thomas A. Laskin III–a former D.A. with experience prosecuting gang members–had a rep as a hard case. — Jonathan Kellerman, Rage, p. 17, 2005
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