PLAY HARDBALL

Meaning of PLAY HARDBALL in English

play tough, try to hurt the opponent, play dirty

If the manager wants to play hardball, show him that you are tough.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

PLAY HARDBALL — be determined to get what one wants, be unwilling to compromise one's goals
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY HARDBALL — informal uncompromising and ruthless behaviour. → hardball
Concise Oxford English vocab
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 — 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

English Idioms vocabulary

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