| 词组 | hard as nails |
| 释义 | Idiom (as) hard as nails Theme: CRUELTY very hard; cold and cruel. (Refers to the nails that are used with a hammer.)The old loaf of bread was dried out and became as hard as nails.Ann was unpleasant and hard as nails. (as) hard as nailsPhysically or mentally tough. I'm scared of those bikers—they all look like they're hard as nails! Our aunt is as hard as nails, so we asked her to give the eulogy, knowing that she's the only one who could do it without crying. hard-as-nailsDescribing someone who is physically or mentally tough. Aren't you scared of those hard-as-nails bikers? We asked our hard-as-nails aunt to give the eulogy, knowing that she's the only one who could do it without crying. *hard as nailsCliché [of someone] stern and unyielding. (*Also: as ∼.) Don't try to bargain with Liz. She's as hard as nails. Bob may seem sweet and easily swayed, but in fact he's hard as nails. hard as nailsUnyielding, callous, unsympathetic, as in Don't ask her for a contribution-she's hard as nails. This expression has replaced the 14th-century simile hard as flint stone and presumably alludes to the rigidity of nails. hard as nailsIf someone is as hard as nails, they are very unsympathetic towards other people and do not show their emotions. He's a shrewd businessman and hard as nails. When necessary she could be as hard as nails. Note: You can use hard-as-nails before a noun. That was his hard-as-nails trade representative, Carla Hills. hard as nails1 very hard. 2 (of people) insensitive or callous; without pity.(as) hard as ˈnails(of a person) not sensitive or sympathetic: She doesn’t care what happens to anybody. She’s as hard as nails.hard as nailsUnyielding, tough, usually describing a person. This simile, which replaced the earlier hard as flint or stone (dating from Chaucer’s time), seems to allude to a nail’s ability to withstand the blows of a hammer. Shaw used it in at least three of his plays (You Never Can Tell, Heartbreak House, Man and Superman) to describe an unsentimental character. |
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