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View synonyms for hard cheese
hard cheese
noun
, Slang.
- an unpleasant, difficult, or adverse situation:
It's hard cheese for the unskilled worker these days.
hard cheese
sentence substitute
- slang.bad luck
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hard cheese1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
Pair it with grilled or roasted meats, or mature hard cheeses.
From Washington Post
In the evening dont take cream, strawberries, or junket, unless you eat hard cheese with them.
From Project Gutenberg
It is a very hard cheese, and therefore suitable for grating.
From Project Gutenberg
Of course, some similar hard cheese could be used if desired, but the kind mentioned is recommended for the sake of economy.
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The retailer frequently buys hard cheese by the ton, not by the cheese or by the box.
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Certain varieties of hard cheese of foreign origin are now made to some extent in this country.
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