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hard nut
noun
a dangerous foe; a tough individual; a difficult challenge US, 1884
Clipped from “a hard nut to crack”.- The SPG were like the SAS of the police, a renowned bunch of hardnuts. — Dave Courtney, Raving Lunacy, p. 31, 2000
- I was going to get this hardnut who was twice my size. — Brian McDonald, Elephant Boys, p. 206, 2000
- [O]ne snag: her boyfriend was a Teddy boy who was known as the local hardnut. — Jimmy Stockin, On The Cobbles, p. 73, 2000
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