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hard yards
noun
exacting work AUSTRALIA
Originally a sporting metaphor.- The bottom line was that if they were prepared to put aside their egos and do the hard yards, we could step up to the next level and mould a half-decent outfit. — William Dodson, The Sharp End, p. 249, 2001
- I will die, just as the Bible predicted. But it will be hard yards for my betrayer. — Kel Richards, The Aussie Bible, p. 63, 2003
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