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hard lines in British Englishsentence substitute, noun British informal bad luck Also: hard cheese hard lines in American English British, Slang misfortune; bad luck See full dictionary entry for line Examples of 'hard lines' in a sentencehard lines `I suppose it is an honour that she's been chosen for a job like that, but it's hard lines on us.Lorimer nodded, his ravaged feelings plainly evident in the pinched nostrils and the new hard lines round his mouth.`I take your point," Lettie said, `but it does seem hard lines on poor Bram, to throw him to those - those wolverines.Suddenly, his expression changed, and the hard lines around his face softened. |