hard to take
idiom
: difficult to be around due to being rude, annoying, etc.
He's a little hard to take sometimes.
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If Breaking Bad was a show about a man willingly becoming evil, Better Call Saul was a show about a man trying so hard to take the righteous path, but falling victim to everything put in his way.
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
The result was a season that was hard to take a temperature of.
—Scarlett Conlon, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
But what’s hard to take is Snyder’s excessive exhibitionism, modeled after the Heavy Metal comic books, introducing dark fantasy, science fiction, violence, and erotica to stimulate Rebel Moon’s revamp of the kid-friendly Star Wars series.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Aug. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article Business owner Michael Massey, who became a Donald Trump fan while serving an 11-year prison sentence, is campaigning hard to take a place in the U.S. House of Representatives.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
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Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
The result was a season that was hard to take a temperature of.
—Scarlett Conlon, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
But what’s hard to take is Snyder’s excessive exhibitionism, modeled after the Heavy Metal comic books, introducing dark fantasy, science fiction, violence, and erotica to stimulate Rebel Moon’s revamp of the kid-friendly Star Wars series.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Aug. 2024
Listen to this article Loading your audio article Business owner Michael Massey, who became a Donald Trump fan while serving an 11-year prison sentence, is campaigning hard to take a place in the U.S. House of Representatives.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
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“Hard to take.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20to%20take. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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