BE / FEEL HARD DONE BY

Meaning of BE / FEEL HARD DONE BY in English

( informal ) to be or feel unfairly treated :

She has every right to feel hard done by—her parents have given her nothing.

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

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEEL — I. ˈfēl, esp before pause or consonant -ēəl verb ( felt ˈfelt ; felt ; feeling ; feels ) Etymology: …
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DONE — I. Etymology: Middle English doon, ydoon (past participle of don, doon to do), from Old English gedōn, past participle of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FEEL — (v. t.) To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be …
Английский словарь Webster
DONE — (infinitive.) It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; -- used elliptically.
Английский словарь Webster
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FEEL — /feel/ , v. , felt, feeling , n. v.t. 1. to perceive or examine by touch. 2. to have a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DONE — /dun/ , v. 1. pp. of do 1 . 2. Nonstandard. a pt. of do 1 . auxiliary verb. 3. …
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BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
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
FEEL — I. ˈfēl verb ( felt ˈfelt ; feel·ing ) Etymology: Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DONE — I. ˈdən past participle of do II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. : arrived at or brought to an end …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
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
FEEL — noun feeling; perception. 2. feel ·vi to have the sensibilities moved or affected. 3. feel ·vt to perceive; to observe. …
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DONE — p.p. of do. 2. done (·inf) performed; executed; finished. 3. done ·- ·p.p. from do, and formerly the infinitive. 4. …
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BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
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FEEL — [feel] vb felt ; feel.ing [ME felen, fr. OE felan; akin to OHG fuolen to feel, L palpare to caress] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DONE — [done] past part of do [2]done adj (14c) 1: arrived at or brought to an end 2: doomed to failure, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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
FEEL — / fiːl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( felt , felt / felt; NAmE /) WELL / SICK …
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DONE — / dʌn; NAmE / adjective , exclamation —see also do verb ■ adjective [ not before noun ] 1. ~ …
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BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
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HARD — I. hard 1 S1 W1 /hɑːd $ hɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative harder , superlative hardest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FEEL — I. feel 1 S1 W1 /fiːl/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle felt /felt/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DONE — I. done 1 /dʌn/ BrE AmE the past participle of ↑ do II. done 2 BrE AmE adjective [not before …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
FEEL — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. felt) 1 tr. a examine or search by touch. b (absol.) have …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DONE — past part. of DO(1). --adj. 1 colloq. socially acceptable (the done thing; it isn't done). 2 (often with in, up) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FEEL — v. & n. v. (past and past part. felt) 1 tr. a examine or search by touch. b (absol.) have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DONE — past part. of DO(1). adj. 1 colloq. socially acceptable (the done thing; it isn't done). 2 (often with in, up) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
FEEL — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. felt) 1. tr. a examine or search by touch. b (absol.) have …
Oxford English vocab
DONE — past part. of DO(1). --adj. 1. colloq. socially acceptable (the done thing; it isn't done). 2 (often with in, up) …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
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
FEEL — ( feels, feeling, felt) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DONE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Done is the past participle of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
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 ~ …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DONE — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a done deal informal (= something that has been completely agreed ) ▪ The takeover …
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FEEL — (TOUCH) [verb] [past:] felt - to touch (something) in order to discover something about itHe ran his fingers gently down …
Cambridge English vocab
DONE — [adjective] [after verb]Are the vegetables done (= Have they finished cooking) yet?"How would you like your steak done?" "Well-done (= …
Cambridge English vocab
HARD — Synonyms and related words : Herculean, Philistine, about, absolute, abstruse, accented, acerb, acerbic, acrid, acrimonious, actively, acute, adamant, adamantine, addictive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FEEL — Synonyms and related words : abide, air, ambience, appear, appear like, appreciation, appreciation of differences, appreciativeness, apprehend, art, artistic judgment, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DONE — Synonyms and related words : SOL, agreed, all bets off, all in, all off, all over, all up, amen, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DONE — DONE, or DONE OVER. Robbed: also, convicted or hanged. Cant.--See DO.
Slang English vocab
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
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
FEEL — See ↑ FEEL 3, ↑ INSTINCT 1, ↑ KNOW/NOT KNOW 11, ↑ THINK 8, ↑ TOUCH 1,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
FEEL — INDEX: 1. to feel hot/tired/hungry etc 2. a physical feeling of heat, cold, tiredness, hunger etc 3. how something feels …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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