PLAY HARDBALL

Meaning of PLAY HARDBALL in English

informal uncompromising and ruthless behaviour.

→ hardball

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PLAY HARDBALL — be determined to get what one wants, be unwilling to compromise one's goals
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY HARDBALL — See ↑ DETERMINED 1
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAY HARDBALL — play tough, try to hurt the opponent, play dirty If the manager wants to play hardball, show him that you …
English Idioms vocab
PLAY HARDBALL — play tough, try to hurt the opponent, play dirty If the manager wants to play hardball, show him that you …
English Idioms vocabulary
PLAY HARDBALL — занять жесткую позицию (по отношению к…) действовать агрессивно (по отношению к...)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLAY HARDBALL — занять жесткую позицию (по отношению к…) действовать агрессивно (по отношению к...)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PLAY HARDBALL — expr AmE infml Things are getting a little tough. He has decided to play hardball on this issue — Дело приобретает …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
PLAY HARDBALL — expr AmE infml Things are getting a little tough. He has decided to play hardball on this issue — Дело …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
PLAY HARDBALL — play hardball expr AmE infml Things are getting a little tough. He has decided to play hardball on this issue …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
PLAY HARDBALL — Things are getting a little tough. He has decided to play hardball on this issue — Дело приобретает крутой оборот. …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PLAY HARDBALL — занять жесткую позицию (по отношению к…)действовать агрессивно (по отношению к...)
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
HARDBALL — noun Date: circa 1883 baseball , forceful uncompromising methods employed to gain an end
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HARDBALL — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : baseball II. noun : forceful uncompromising methods employed to gain an end played political hardball to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARDBALL — /hahrd"bawl'/ , n. 1. baseball, as distinguished from softball. 2. play hardball , to act or work aggressively, competitively, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARDBALL — n. baseball (as opposed to softball)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HARDBALL — noun Date: circa 1883 1. : baseball 2. : forceful uncompromising methods employed to gain an end played political hardball
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
HARDBALL — ■ noun N. Amer. 1》 baseball, especially as contrasted with softball. 2》 (often in phr. play ~ ) informal uncompromising …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
HARDBALL — [hard.ball] n (ca. 1883) 1: baseball 2: forceful uncompromising methods employed to gain an end "played political ~"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HARDBALL — hardball BrE AmE ˈhɑːd bɔːl ⇨ˈhɑːb- AmE \ ˈhɑːrd- -bɑːl
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARDBALL — / ˈhɑːdbɔːl; NAmE ˈhɑːrd-/ noun ( NAmE ) 1. the game of baseball (when contrasted with softball ) 2. used …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HARDBALL — hard ‧ ball /ˈhɑːdbɔːl $ ˈhɑːrdbɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] American English play hardball informal to be very determined to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
HARDBALL — n. & v. US --n. 1 = BASEBALL. 2 sl. uncompromising methods or dealings, esp. in politics (play hardball). --v.tr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HARDBALL — n. & v. US n. 1 = BASEBALL. 2 sl. uncompromising methods or dealings, esp. in politics (play hardball). v.tr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
HARDBALL — n. & v. US --n. 1. BASEBALL. 2 sl. uncompromising methods or dealings, esp. in politics (play hardball). --v.tr. sl. …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARDBALL — If someone plays hardball , they will do anything that is necessary to achieve or get what they want, even …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HARDBALL — If someone plays ~, they will do anything that is necessary to achieve or get what they want, even if …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARDBALL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB play ▪ Well, we can play hardball , too. ▪ This is playing hardball …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HARDBALL — [noun] [U] - US for baseballCompare softball.
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HARDBALL — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
HARDBALL — noun Hardball is used before these nouns: ↑ tactic
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HARDBALL — • ↑ play hardball
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAY — v. 1 amuse oneself, frolic, frisk, cavort, gambol, caper, sport, have fun, have a good time, enjoy oneself, disport (oneself), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HARDBALL — сущ.; амер.; сл. грубые политические методы нормальный бейсбол (в отличие от мини-бейсбола) (разговорное) крутой, несговорчивый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HARDBALL — Хардбол
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HARDBALL — Бейсбол
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HARDBALL — 1. ʹhɑ:dbɔ:l n нормальный бейсбол ( в отличие от мини-бейсбола ) 2. ʹhɑ:dbɔ:l a разг. крутой, несговорчивый
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAY — 1) биение 2) зазор 3) игра 4) играть 5) игровой 6) люфт 7) партия 8) приводить в действие 9) ходить • play [use] strategy — применять стратегию play a part in …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HARDBALL — крутой; несговорчивый нормальный бейсбол бескомпромиссность, жесткая линия
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HARDBALL — (n) нормальный бейсбол
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HARDBALL — (a) крутой; несговорчивый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HARDBALL — 1. [ʹhɑ:dbɔ:l] n нормальный бейсбол ( в отличие от мини-бейсбола ) 2. [ʹhɑ:dbɔ:l] a разг. крутой, несговорчивый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HARDBALL — 1. ʹhɑ:dbɔ:l n нормальный бейсбол ( в отличие от мини-бейсбола ) 2. ʹhɑ:dbɔ:l a разг. крутой, несговорчивый
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HARDBALL — n. бейсбол, бескомпромиссность, жесткая линия
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HARDBALL — n. бейсбол, бескомпромиссность, жесткая линия
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Concise Oxford English vocab

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