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单词 put the hard word on
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put the hard word on

1Australian /NZ informal Ask a favour of (someone), especially a sexual or financial one.If I put the hard word on any of my students or colleagues I supervise I deserve to be booted out of my job because I am potentially exploiting my authority....
  • If you're looking for a government grant, I'd stop him after the show to put the hard word on him.
  • Then a couple of boozed-up blokes who put the hard word on Jen decide to take you on despite a large spanner in your hand and things really kick off.
1.1Put pressure on (someone).In any event, the Government's going to be putting the hard word on the Labor Council and the public sector unions: there'll be no room for wage increases in this budget cycle....
  • She put the hard word on me to come out later that night to see a gig her boy was performing in.
  • There is a precedent for putting the hard word on a government staffer to give evidence to a Senate committee.
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