HARD CHEESE

Meaning of HARD CHEESE in English

( BrE , informal ) used as a way of saying that you are sorry about sth, usually ironically (= you really mean the opposite)

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

HARD CHEESE — noun Date: 1861 tough luck
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HARD CHEESE — Slang. an unpleasant, difficult, or adverse situation: It's hard cheese for the unskilled worker these days. [ 1875-80 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARD CHEESE — interj. (Slang) bad luck, tough luck, difficult time
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HARD CHEESE — n. cheese of a firm consistency; (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HARD CHEESE — Date: 1861 chiefly British : tough luck — often used interjectionally
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARD CHEESE — Function: noun Date: 1861 chiefly British : tough luck ― often used interjectionally
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HARD CHEESE — [hard cheese] n (1861) chiefly Brit: tough luck--often used interjectionally
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HARD CHEESE — Exclam. Hard luck! Often said cynically or sarcastically.
Slang English vocab
HARD CHEESE — noun твердая удача
Dirty English-Russian vocab
HARD CHEESE — жесткий сыр, твердый сыр
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HARD CHEESE — жесткий сыр, твердый сыр
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HARD CHEESE — жесткий сыр, твердый сыр
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HARD CHEESE — жесткий сыр, твердый сыр
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HARD CHEESE — interj infml "I failed the examination" "Hard cheese" — "Я провалил экзамен" - "Вот беда-то!" It's hard cheese for him if he …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HARD CHEESE — interj infml "I failed the examination" "Hard cheese" — "Я провалил экзамен" - "Вот беда-то!" It's hard cheese for him …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HARD CHEESE — hard cheese interj infml "I failed the examination" "Hard cheese" "Я провалил экзамен" - "Вот беда-то!" It's hard cheese for …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HARD CHEESE — "I failed the examination" "Hard cheese" — "Я провалил экзамен" - "Вот беда-то!" It's hard cheese for him if he …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HARD CHEESE — прискорбное положение; плохо дело
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
HARD CHEESE — прискорбное положение; "плохо дело"
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
HARD CHEESE — жесткий сыр, твердый сыр
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HARD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) hard disk hard water {{link=strong and hard punishment">strong and hard punishment Townes Charles Hard
Английский словарь Британика
CHEESE — Food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey. When milk sours, it …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHEESE — I. ˈchēz noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English chese, from Old English cēse; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEESE — cheese 1 /cheez/ , n. , v. , cheesed, cheesing . n. 1. the curd of milk separated from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARD — I. ˈhärd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English heard; akin to Old High German hart hard, Greek kratos strength …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHEESE — I. ˈchēz noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English chese, from Old English cēse, from Latin caseus cheese Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARD — adv close or near. 2. hard ·adv so as to raise difficulties. 3. hard ·adv uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. 4. hard …
Webster English vocab
CHEESE — noun a mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in the form of a cheese. 2. cheese ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
CHEESE — [cheese] n, often attrib [ME chese, fr. OE cese, fr. L caseus cheese] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a food consisting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHEESE — nutritious food consisting primarily of the curd, the semisolid substance formed when milk curdles, or coagulates. Curdling occurs naturally if …
Britannica English vocabulary
HARD — hard BrE AmE hɑːd AmE hɑːrd ▷ harder ˈhɑːd ə AmE ˈhɑːrd ə r ▷ hardest ˈhɑːd ɪst -əst AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HARD — / hɑːd; NAmE hɑːrd/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( hard·er , hard·est ) SOLID / STIFF 1. solid, firm …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEESE — / tʃiːz; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] a type of food made from milk that can …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — I. hard 1 S1 W1 /hɑːd $ hɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative harder , superlative hardest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHEESE — cheese S2 W3 /tʃiːz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cese ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
HARD — ( harder, hardest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEESE — ( cheeses) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Cheese is a solid …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARD — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHEESE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as different as chalk and cheese ▪ The two brothers are as different as chalk …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHEESE — n. Food consisting of the coagulated, compressed, and usually ripened curd of milk separated from the whey. When milk sours, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HARD — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, Philistine, about, absolute, abstruse, accented, acerb, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, actively, acute, adamant, adamantine, addictive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHEESE — Synonyms and related words : Alentejo, Alise Sainte Reine, American cheese, Amou, Arrigny, Asco, Asio, Augelot, Aurore, Autun, Backstein, Battelmatt, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — adj. Function: adverb 1 with great or utmost force FF1C; hit the nail hard FF1E; Synonyms: energetically, forcefully, forcibly, hardly, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HARD — I. adjective 1. Synonyms: firm 2, solid Related Word: compacted, compressed, concentrated, consolidated, packed; callous, hardened, indurate, indurated, set; adamantine, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHEESE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard , soft ▪ sharp , strong ▪ mild ▪ fat-free ( AmE ), full-fat , low-fat …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HARD — INDEX: 1. when something does not change its shape or bend 2. food 3. to become hard or make something …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — See ↑ DIFFICULT 1,3, ↑ HARD 1,2, ↑ TIRED/TIRING 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be hard at work • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab
HARD — adj. 25B6; adjective hard ground : FIRM, solid, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, dense, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHEESE — n. 25B6; noun . See list. caseous. Cheeses Ami du Chambertin Jarlsberg (trademark) Beaufort Lancashire Bel Paese (trademark) Leerdammer blue …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARD — adj. 1 rigid, stiff, solid, inflexible, firm, dense, condensed, compressed, close, solidified, hardened; stony, rocklike, concrete, petrified, granite(-like), flinty, steely; …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHEESE — I 1. сущ. 1) сыр a cheese ≈ головка сыра, круг сыра grilled cheese амер., toasted cheese брит., smoked cheese …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HARD — 1. hɑ:d n 1. 1> твёрдая мощёная или бетонированная дорожка 2> твёрдый грунт, по которому можно пройти через топкое болото …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHEESE — cheese.ogg _I 1. tʃi:z n 1. сыр a head of cheese - головка /круг/ сыра cheese knife - нож для …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHEESE — 1) сыр; головка (круг) сыра 2) бобина с пряжей; шпуля; навой 3) цилиндрическая бобина 4) топ ( спрессованная масса табака …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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