hard yards

plural noun

1. a great deal of effort or hard work, esp in playing a sport

   Dallaglio's ability to make the hard yards and cross the gain line

Example Sentences

And then the hope - yes, of course they have thought this far - is that as the next general election approaches, they can prove the hard yards of 2024 and 2025 were worth it.

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Reid has built a team who show up every day, believe in the culture and do the hard yards.

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Two years on, with two legendary bowlers gone or going, they need an experienced bowler capable of putting in the hard yards - if they happen to come in the form of genuine all-rounder to help balance the side, all the better.

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But he said the Conservatives had failed to put in the "hard yards" to make the plan work, adding their promises to the public to level up their areas had been "preying on their hopes".

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Sportsound commentator Liam McLeod has done the hard yards and written this piece to give some insight into the Dutch.

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