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Hard time

noun

A difficulty that can be overcome with effort. Synonym: rough sledding. "Analysts predicted rough sledding for handset makers"

A term served in a maximum security prison.

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"Hard time" Quotes from Famous Books

... a hard time," she said with trembling lips, "but God was good; he didn't let it last long. There came an old friend back from abroad who had known father ever since he was a boy, and who happened to have been associated with him in business long enough to give certain proofs that cleared the whole thing up. ...

— Cloudy Jewel • Grace Livingston Hill

... very thoughtful. He looked that way because he was thoughtful. In fact, Reddy was doing a lot of hard thinking. He was thinking about those chickens Blacky had told him of. The more he thought of them, the hungrier he grew. You see, Reddy had been having rather a hard time ...

— Bowser The Hound • Thornton W. Burgess

... a big victory," explained Stone. "We put the Hindenburg line on the blink by that smash at his center, and he's had to draw in his wings on both sides. It's one of the biggest things that's been done on the western front, and the Heinies will have a hard time explaining ...

— Army Boys in the French Trenches • Homer Randall

... had taken a shower, and started to dress. In a few minutes he was ready to leave the dressing room, and they all started out. Just as Bert was going through the door Johnson, who had had a hard time getting through the crowd, entered. As they passed Bert said, "Maybe this will teach you to stick to straight racing, Summers. Take my advice and cut out the crooked stuff. It doesn't pay in ...

— Bert Wilson in the Rockies • J. W. Duffield

... foolish idea out of your head; there's nothing in it. Betty's just a simple, sweet little girl, who's had a pretty hard time and never a real chance in life—until I managed to give it to her. And I'd feel pretty good about that if ... Oh, there's ...

— The Fortune Hunter • Louis Joseph Vance

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